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The Prevalence and Importance of Competition Among Coral Reef Fishes

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The Prevalence and Importance of Competition Among Coral Reef Fishes. / Bonin, Mary C.; Bostrom Einarsson, Lisa; Munday, Philip L. et al.
In: Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, Vol. 46, 04.12.2015, p. 169-190.

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Bonin, MC, Bostrom Einarsson, L, Munday, PL & Jones, GP 2015, 'The Prevalence and Importance of Competition Among Coral Reef Fishes', Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, vol. 46, pp. 169-190. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-112414-054413

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Bonin, M. C., Bostrom Einarsson, L., Munday, P. L., & Jones, G. P. (2015). The Prevalence and Importance of Competition Among Coral Reef Fishes. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 46, 169-190. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-112414-054413

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Bonin MC, Bostrom Einarsson L, Munday PL, Jones GP. The Prevalence and Importance of Competition Among Coral Reef Fishes. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. 2015 Dec 4;46:169-190. doi: 10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-112414-054413

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Bonin, Mary C. ; Bostrom Einarsson, Lisa ; Munday, Philip L. et al. / The Prevalence and Importance of Competition Among Coral Reef Fishes. In: Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. 2015 ; Vol. 46. pp. 169-190.

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