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Predation on crown-of-thorns starfish larvae by damselfishes
Coral Reefs, 2016Examining the functional response of predators can provide insight into the role of predation in structuring prey populations and ecological communities. This study explored feeding behaviour and functional responses of planktivorous damselfishes when offered captive reared larvae of crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster sp., with the aim of ...
Cowan, Zara-Louise +3 more
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Crown-of-thorns starfish on the great barrier reef
Endeavour, 1982Abstract During the 1960s and 1970s the bulk of the hard coral cover of reefs in the central region of Australia's Great Barrier Reef was killed as a result of population outbreaks of the coral-eating starfish, Acanthaster planci . Millions of starfish were involved.
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Liver damage by the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) lethal factor
Toxicon, 1990Upon autopsy of mice injected with the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) lethal factor, a change in color of the liver, swelling of the gall bladder and jaundice were observed. After administration of the lethal factor into mice, activities of glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT), lactate ...
K, Shiomi +4 more
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Eighteen microsatellite loci for the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci
Conservation Genetics Resources, 2012Eighteen polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed for the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, using 454 sequencing of microsatellite enriched genomic libraries. The 18 loci were characterized in 25 individuals from the Indonesian archipelago.
Benjamin J. Wainwright +2 more
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Cytotoxicity of venom from crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) spine
Molecular & Cellular Toxicology, 2013The cytotoxic effects of the crown-ofthorns starfish Acanthaster planci spine venom (ASV) in five cell lines, including human neuroblastoma (SHSY5Y), human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2), human melanoma (A375.S2), human skin fibroblast (CCD-966SK) and mouse macrophage-like cell (RAW 264.7) were assayed. The results indicated that ASV showed cytotoxic
Chi-Chiu Lee +3 more
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Is the crown-of-thorns starfish degrading the great barrier reef?
Journal of Theoretical Biology, 1992The phenomenon of crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is treated on a large scale as analogous to a disease (starfish outbreaks) spreading through a community of susceptibles (individual reefs). A simple (epidemiological) model is found which well represents the extant data on starfish abundance for the central sector of ...
R.M. Seymour, R.H. Bradbury
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The Crown-of-Thorns Starfish: From Coral Reef Plague to Model System
2018Acanthaster planci, commonly known as the "crown-of-thorns starfish" (COTS) are famous for decimating coral reefs, yet the unique features of the COTS genome make the starfish a useful system for genomic and evolutionary developmental research. The COTS genome assembly is an order of magnitude more highly contiguous than other recently sequenced ...
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Investigation of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster species complex) semiochemicals
Acanthaster species, better known as the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (COTS), have gained major attention during the past century due to its corallivorus and fecund nature often leading to localised population outbreaks with the ability to decimate entire coral reef ecosystems.openaire +1 more source