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Thirty Years of Research on Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (1986–2016): Scientific Advances and Emerging Opportunities [PDF]

Diversity, 2017
Research on the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS) has waxed and waned over the last few decades, mostly in response to population outbreaks at specific locations.
Morgan S. Pratchett, Ciemon F. Caballes, Jennifer C. Wilmes, Samuel Matthews, Camille Mellin, Hugh P. A. Sweatman, Lauren E. Nadler, Jon Brodie, Cassandra A. Thompson, Jessica Hoey, Arthur R. Bos, Maria Byrne, Vanessa Messmer, Sofia A. V. Fortunato, Carla C. M. Chen, Alexander C. E. Buck, Russell C. Babcock, Sven Uthicke   +17 more
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Extract from crown-of-thorns starfish promotes zebrafish caudal fin regeneration by inhibition of neutrophil migration [PDF]

PeerJ
Reparative regeneration is the process of repairing or replacing damaged or lost tissue. Starfish possess remarkable regenerative capacity and can regenerate nearly any part of their body, making them ideal models for studying regenerative medicine.
Weibo Zhang, Zhehui Li, Yingkun Qiu, Zhewei Yu, Shunzhi Liu, Xin Liu, Wentao Niu, Jiaguang Xiao, Zhiqiang Wu, Mingyu Li   +9 more
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Increasing densities of Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, resolved using a novel survey method [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2023
Recurrent population irruptions of Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS, Acanthaster cf. solaris) are among the foremost causes of coral mortality on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR).
Josie F. Chandler, Deborah Burn, Ciemon F. Caballes, Peter C. Doll, Sarah L. T. Kwong, Bethan J. Lang, Kai I. Pacey, Morgan S. Pratchett   +7 more
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The neuropeptidome of the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster planci [PDF]

Journal of Proteomics, 2017
Outbreaks of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (COTS; Acanthaster planci) are a major cause of destruction of coral communities on the Australian Great Barrier Reef. While factors relating to population explosions and the social interactions of COTS have been well studied, little is known about the neural mechanisms underlying COTS physiology and behaviour. One
Meaghan K. Smith, Tianfang Wang, Saowaros Suwansa-ard, Cherie A. Motti, Abigail Elizur, Min Zhao, Matthew L. Rowe, Michael R. Hall, Maurice R. Elphick, Scott F. Cummins   +9 more
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Settlement cue selectivity by larvae of the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish. [PDF]

Biol Lett, 2023
Population irruptions of crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) cause extensive degradation of coral reefs, threatening the structure and function of these important ecosystems. For population irruptions to initiate and spread, large numbers of planktonic larvae have to successfully transition into their benthic life-history stage (i.e ...
Doll PC, Uthicke S, Caballes CF, Diaz-Pulido G, Abdul Wahab MA, Lang BJ, Jeong SY, Pratchett MS.   +7 more
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Daily Variation in the Feeding Activity of Pacific Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) [PDF]

Biology
The ecological impact of crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS; Acanthaster spp.) on coral reefs is intrinsically linked to their feeding behaviour. Management thresholds designed to mitigate coral loss driven by elevated densities of crown-of-thorns starfish ...
Josie F. Chandler, Deborah Burn, Will F. Figueira, Peter C. Doll, Abby Johandes, Agustina Piccaluga, Morgan S. Pratchett   +6 more
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Detectability of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish and Consequences for Culling or Removal [PDF]

Biology
Population irruptions of crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS; Acanthaster spp.) represent a perennial threat to Indo-Pacific coral reefs, often causing extensive coral loss and contributing to reef degradation.
Morgan S. Pratchett, Ciemon F. Caballes
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Predator removals, trophic cascades and outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish on coral reefs [PDF]

Communications Biology
The removal of mesopredatory fishes by fishing may be a key factor driving outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish on coral reefs. Evidence for this idea has been derived from correlations between starfish densities and fishing pressure.
Mark G. Meekan, Emily K. Lester, Frederieke J. Kroon, Diego R. Barneche   +3 more
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Proteome structuring of crown-of-thorns starfish

Frontiers in Marine Science
AbstractThis data report presents the proteome structuring of the crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS,Acanthaster planci) using the ColabFold system. The resulting dataset includes 31,743 predicted protein structures, covering 60.4% of residues with confident predictions and 35.5% with very high confidence.
Yunchi Zhu, Zuhong Lu
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Crown-of-thorns starfish have true image forming vision. [PDF]

Front Zool, 2016
Photoreceptors have evolved numerous times giving organisms the ability to detect light and respond to specific visual stimuli. Studies into the visual abilities of the Asteroidea (Echinodermata) have recently shown that species within this class have a more developed visual sense than previously thought and it has been demonstrated that starfish use ...
Petie R, Garm A, Hall MR.
europepmc   +6 more sources