Territoriality and Habitat Use by Juvenile Blue Tangs, Acanthurus coeruleus
@article{Bell2004TerritorialityAH, title={Territoriality and Habitat Use by Juvenile Blue Tangs, Acanthurus coeruleus}, author={Thomas Bell and Donald L. Kramer}, journal={Environmental Biology of Fishes}, year={2004}, volume={58}, pages={401-409} }
We studied territoriality and habitat use by yellow phase juvenile blue tangs, Acanthurus coeruleus, on a small fringing reef in Barbados, West Indies. Juvenile blue tangs occurred on the reef crest, spurs, and a transition zone between the reef crest and reef flat at a density of about 8 individuals per 100 m2, but were much rarer on the reef flat. They were solitary and occupied stable home ranges (median=0.85 m2) that increased with body size. Observational and experimental data documented…
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