1st Edition

Biology of Damselfishes

Edited By Bruno Frédérich, Eric Parmentier Copyright 2016
340 Pages
by CRC Press

340 Pages 19 Color & 48 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

340 Pages 19 Color & 48 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Damselfishes (Pomacentridae) are highly conspicuous, diurnal inhabitants of mainly reef areas, capturing the attention of many scientists. Their high diversity and the many interesting characteristics dealing with their way of life (sound production, breeding biology, sex change, farming and gregarious behavior, settlement, diet, habitat) easily explain how this group is continually kept in the... Read more

Meet the Damselfishes. A Revised Damselfish Taxonomy with a Description of the Tribe Microspathodontini (Giant Damselfishes). Reproduction and Larval Recruitment in Damselfishes. Sex Change Strategies and Group Structure of Damselfishes. Habitat-use and Specialisation among Coral Reef Damselfishes. Farming Behaviour by Territorial Damselfishes. Trophic Ecology of Damselfishes. Ontogeny and Early Life Stages of Damselfishes. Ecomorphology and Iterative Ecological Radiation of Damselfishes. Sound Production in Damselfishes. Hearing in Damselfishes. Clownfishes. Vision and Colour Diversity in Damselfishes. Cerato-Mandibular Ligament: A Key Trait in Damselfishes?

Biography

Bruno Frédérich, Eric Parmentier