1995
DOI: 10.1007/bf00005906
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Ecomorphological correlates in ten species of subtropical seagrass fishes: diet and microhabitat utilization

Abstract: SynopsisEcomorphological correlates were sought among ten species of distantly related subtropical seagrass fishes . Morphomet ric data associated with feeding and microhabitat utilization were compared by principal components analysis, cluster analysis, and canonical correspondence analysis to dietary data . Morphology was generally a poor predictor of diet except for a group of mid-water planktotrophic filter feeders . Separation of the species along morphological axes appears to be related more to microhabi… Show more

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“…PLATELL AND I.C. POTTER Ezzi, 1987;Fujita et al, 1995;Motta et al, 1995). Yet it is still frequently possible to group different species within a demersal fish community into a number of broad feeding categories on the basis of their dietary compositions (e.g.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…PLATELL AND I.C. POTTER Ezzi, 1987;Fujita et al, 1995;Motta et al, 1995). Yet it is still frequently possible to group different species within a demersal fish community into a number of broad feeding categories on the basis of their dietary compositions (e.g.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, the dietary compositions of the various species within demersal fish communities sometimes differ quite markedly, reflecting the different modes of feeding that are associated with a range of morphological and behavioural adaptations (e.g. Blaber & Bulman, 1987;Gibson & Ezzi, 1987;Fujita et al, 1995;Motta et al, 1995). Yet it is still frequently possible to group different species within a demersal fish community into a number of broad feeding categories on the basis of their dietary compositions (e.g.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this context, ecomorphological convergences among divergent taxa provide powerful evidence for determinism in the evolution of species traits (see Motta & Kotrschal, 1992;Winemiller, 1992;Motta et al, 1995a;Winemiller et al, 1995). One of the most exciting conceptual advances in recent ecomorphological studies has been the incorporation of phylogenetic hypotheses (Motta & Kotrschal, 1992;Losos & Miles, 1994;Motta et al, 1995b).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Techniques for measuring diversity have varied over time, and include taxonomic, phylogenetic, morphological and functional indices (Clarke and Warwick 2001;McClain et al 2004;Petchey and Gaston 2006;Vellend et al 2011;Farré et al 2013). Morpho-functional diversity is recognised as a key element representing the roles that organisms play within ecosystems because interspecific competition among ecologically equivalent species facilitates different life strategies (Karr and James 1975;Motta et al 1995;Weissburg 2005;Villéger et al 2010). In recent and fossil fish, most studies have focussed primarily on morpho-functional traits related to feeding and locomotor apparatus, because these features are considered to be indicators of resource partitioning and thus linked to species coexistence (e.g.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%