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Res 56(1)</i>: 10-17. <a href=\"http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10228-008-0053-2\" target=\"_blank\">http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10228-008-0053-2</a>","DocTypID":8,"DocType":"Journal article","MarineFlag":1,"FreshFlag":0,"BrackishFlag":0,"TerrestrialFlag":0,"Authorstring":"Frédérich, B.; Fabri, G.; Lepoint, G.; Vandewalle, P.; Parmentier, E.","OrigTitleTranslFlag":0,"Authorstringtrunc":"Frédérich, B. <i>et al.</i>","Englishabstract":"The damselfishes, with more than 340 species, constitute one of the most important families that live in the coral reef environment. Most of our knowledge of reef-fish ecology is based on this family, but their trophic ecology is poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to determine the trophic niches of 13 sympatric species of damselfishes by combining stable isotope (d<sup>15</sup>N and d<sup>13</sup>C) and stomach content analyses. Isotopic signatures reveal three main groups according to their foraging strategies: pelagic feeders (<i>Abudefduf sexfasciatus, A. sparoides, A. vaigiensis, Chromis ternatensis, C. dimidiata, Dascyllus trimaculatus</i> and <i>Pomacentrus caeruleus</i>), benthic feeders (<i>Chrysiptera unimaculata, Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus</i> and <i>Amphiprion akallopisos</i>) and an intermediate group (<i>D. aruanus, P. baenschi</i> and <i>P. trilineatus</i>). Stomach contents reveal that planktonic copepods and filamentous algae mainly represent the diets of pelagic feeders and benthic feeders, respectively. The intermediate position of the third group resulted from a partitioning of small planktonic prey, small vagile invertebrates and filamentous algae. In this last feeding group, the presence of a wide range of d<sup>13</sup>C values in <i>P. trilineatus</i> suggests a larger trophic niche width, related to diet-switching over time. 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