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. 2022 Apr;103(4):e3657.
doi: 10.1002/ecy.3657. Epub 2022 Mar 14.

Coprophagy in Caribbean parrotfishes

Joshua C Manning  1 , Sophie J McCoy  1   2
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Coprophagy in Caribbean parrotfishes

Joshua C Manning et al. Ecology. 2022 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Bonaire; coprophagy; coral reef; feces; foraging; nutrition; parrotfish.

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