A new species of Ampithoe (Amphipoda, Ampithoidae) from Korea, with a redescription of A. tarasovi [PDF]
An ampithoid species, previously known as A. tarasovi in Korea, is assigned as a new species, A. changbaensis sp. nov. based on the reexamination of the holotype of A. tarasovi. The new species shows different morphological characteristics compared to A.
Myung-Hwa Shin, Charles Oliver Coleman
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Disentangling the links between habitat complexity and biodiversity in a kelp‐dominated subantarctic community [PDF]
We demonstrate that different dimensions of habitat complexity can have contrasting effects on diversity and community structure. Our study highlights the fundamental role of the multiple dimensions of kelp habitat complexity for local biodiversity as a balance between positive and negative effects on associated species.
Catalina Velasco‐Charpentier +3 more
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Ampithoidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from New Zealand [PDF]
Ampithoidae is a family of marine Amphipoda with approximately 230 species, belonging to 16 genera. The family has a worldwide distribution as algal dwellers. So far only five species are known from New Zealand.
Rachael A. Peart, Anne-Nina Lörz
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Amphipoda (Crustacea) from Palau, Micronesia: Families Ampeliscidae, Ampithoidae, Aoridae, Colomastigidae and Cyproideidae [PDF]
12 species of amphipod in 5 families, collected from shallow reefs in Palau by S. DeGrave during 2002, are reported here. Of these, five species are new to science and Microdeutopus tridens Schellenberg (1938) is redescribed and transferred to the genus ...
Alan Myers
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Unravelling Hidden Trophic Interactions Among Sea Urchin Juveniles and Macroinvertebrates by DNA Amplification [PDF]
ABSTRACT Rocky reefs may shift between two distinct stable states: productive algal forests, characterised by high abundance and biodiversity of macrofauna, and impoverished barrens, dominated by overgrazing sea urchins. Barren states may persist despite the recovery of adult sea urchin predators, suggesting additional stabilising mechanisms.
Alberto Sutera +7 more
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Nutrition of marine mesograzers: integrating feeding behavior, nutrient intake and performance of an herbivorous amphipod [PDF]
Consumers can regulate the acquisition and use of nutrients through behavioral and physiological mechanisms. Here, we present an experimental approach that simultaneously integrates multiple nutritional traits, feeding assays, and juvenile performance to
Glauco B.O. Machado +2 more
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Continent-island boundary and environment-shaped evolution in the marine amphipod Ampithoe marcuzzii complex (Crustacea: Eumalacostraca: Ampithoidae) [PDF]
Marine amphipods are crustaceans that lack a larval phase and consequently have low dispersion rates. Despite that, these crustaceans present a remarkable ability to be transported by rafting on natural floating substrata, especially macroalgae, where ...
Tammy Iwasa-Arai +4 more
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The aim of this study is to investigate if Sargassum-associated herbivorous amphipods Cymadusa filosa Savigny, 1816 and Sunamphitoe pelagica (H. Milne Edwards, 1830) present differences in their population parameters at sites located at different ...
Vanessa Silva Vicente +4 more
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Here we describe a new species of Biancolina from Pernambuco, Brazil, found in association with the brown algae Sargassum spp., between 0.5 and 1.0 m depth.
Renan de Melo Andrade +1 more
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A Feeding‐Ecology‐Based Approach to Evaluating Nursery Potential of Estuaries for Black Rockfish
Abstract Previous work suggests that Oregon estuaries function as nursery habitat and may play an important role in settlement of Black Rockfish Sebastes melanops. No research, however, has been conducted on juvenile Black Rockfish feeding ecology in estuarine habitats, which is necessary to evaluate habitat use and quality.
Brittany D. Schwartzkopf +1 more
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