| cryptic dietary components reduce dietary overlap among sympatric butterflyfishes (chaetodontidae). | this study used three different methods to ascertain dietary composition for 21 chaetodontidae species co-occurring on a single fringing reef in derawan island, east kalimantan, indonesia. the combination of in situ feeding observations, examination of gut contents and stable-isotope analyses was expected to identify previously unresolved prey items that contribute to dietary separation. in situ feeding observations identified five species that feed predominantly on anthozoans (chaetodon barones ... | 2009 | 20738604 |
| specialist corallivores dominate butterflyfish assemblages in coral-dominated reef habitats. | this study examined the dietary habits and functional composition of butterflyfishes in the chagos archipelago, central indian ocean. eighteen species of butterflyfishes were recorded in chagos, including six obligate corallivores (chaetodon bennetti, chaetodon guttatissimus, chaetodon meyeri, chaetodon trifascialis, chaetodon trifasciatus and chaetodon zanzibarensis), five facultative corallivores (chaetodon auriga, chaetodon falcula, chaetodon interruptus, chaetodon kleinii and chaetodon madag ... | 2013 | 23557298 |