Journal Article
Echeneid–sirenian associations, with information on sharksucker diet
E. H. Williams; A. A. Mignucci‐Giannoni; L. Bunkley‐Williams; R. K. Bonde; C. Self‐Sullivan; A. Preen; V. G. Cockcroft
Journal of Fish Biology · Vol. 63, Issue 5 · pp. 1176-1183 · 2003
Abstract
Association of the sharksucker Echeneis naucrates and whitefin sharksucker E. neucratoides with the West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus and the dugong Dugong dugon is presented and discussed. Alimentary tract‐content analysis and field observations suggest that coprophagy (feeding on host faecal material) may be the primary food source for echeneids associated with sirenian hosts.
Bibliographic Information
| Journal | Journal of Fish Biology |
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| Publisher | Wiley |
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| Publication Date | 2003-11-01 |
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| Publication Year | 2003 |
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| Volume | 63 |
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| Issue | 5 |
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| Pages | 1176-1183 |
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| Document Type | Journal Article |
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| Print ISSN | 0022-1112 |
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| eISSN | 1095-8649 |
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| DOI | 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00236.x |
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| Subject | General Aquaculture, Fisheries & Fish Science |
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