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Habitat degradation alters trait-based survival in a coral reef fish [PDF]

Scientific Reports
This study investigates the effect of habitat degradation on the interrelationships between morphological, performance, and behavioural traits and their influence on the survival of juvenile Ambon damselfish (Pomacentrus amboinensis).
Claire M. Moad, Eric P. Fakan, Rohan M. Brooker, Mark I. McCormick   +3 more
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Dazzling damselfish: investigating motion dazzle as a defence strategy in humbug damselfish (Dascyllus aruanus) [PDF]

PeerJ
Many animals possess high-contrast body patterns. When moving, these patterns may create confusing or conflicting visual cues that affect a predator’s ability to visually target or capture them, a phenomenon called motion dazzle.
Louise Tosetto, Nathan S. Hart, Laura A. Ryan   +2 more
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Context-dependent multimodal behaviour in a coral reef fish [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science
Animals are expected to respond flexibly to changing circumstances, with multimodal signalling providing potential plasticity in social interactions. While numerous studies have documented context-dependent behavioural trade-offs in terrestrial species ...
Isla Keesje Davidson, Ben Williams, John E. Stratford, Lucille Chapuis, Stephen D. Simpson, Andrew N. Radford   +5 more
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Divergence in metabolomic profile in clownfish and damselfish skin mucus

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
IntroductionThe clownfish - sea anemone mutualism was suggested to have triggered the adaptive radiation of clownfishes, but the origin of clownfish resistance to stinging tentacles of host anemones remains unclear.
Sara Heim, Tony Teav, Hector Gallart-Ayala, Julijana Ivanisevic, Nicolas Salamin   +4 more
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Analysis of the vertebral number of damselfish, Chromis chromis (L.) in the central Adriatic [PDF]

Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 1994
Six samples of damselfish catches with a total of 833 individuals from the channel area (Hvar channel) and open waters (the region of Vis and Biąevo Islands) of the central Adriatic were analysed with respect to their number of vertebrae.
J. Dulčić, P. Cetinić, M. Kraljević
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Long term relationship between farming damselfish, predators, competitors and benthic habitat on coral reefs of Moorea Island

Scientific Reports, 2021
Understanding the processes that shape biodiversity is essential for effective environmental management. Across the world’s coral reefs, algal farming damselfish (Stegastes sp.) modify the surrounding benthic community through their creation of algae ...
William E. Feeney, Frédéric Bertucci, Emma Gairin, Gilles Siu, Viliame Waqalevu, Morgan Antoine, Thierry Lison de Loma, Serge Planes, René Galzin, David Lecchini   +9 more
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Narrowing the Horizon: Using Known Invasives and Propagule Pressure to Focus Risk Screening Efforts on Potential Invasives

Fishes, 2023
About 11 million marine ornamental fish of ca 1800 non-native species are imported into the USA each year. Selecting species for risk assessment is daunting for such a diverse pathway.
Jeffrey E. Hill, Allison Durland Donahou, Emily S. Wooley, Lauren N. Lapham, Quenton M. Tuckett   +4 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2023
Damselfishes (family Pomacentridae) comprise approximately 400 species that play an important ecological role in temperate and coral reefs. Here, for the first time, we assemble and annotate the mitochondrial genome of Dascyllus trimaculatus, the three ...
Juliana Limón, May B. Roberts, Darrin T. Schultz, Giacomo Bernardi   +3 more
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Stable isotopes elucidate body-size and seasonal fluctuations in the feeding strategies of planktivorous fishes across a semi-enclosed tropical embayment

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Reef fish may switch feeding strategies due to fluctuations in resource availability or through ontogeny. A number of studies have explored these trophodynamics using carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) stable isotopes, but additional tracers such as ...
Christina Skinner, Yu-De Pei, Naoko Morimoto, Toshihiro Miyajima, Alex S. J. Wyatt, Alex S. J. Wyatt   +5 more
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Diversity of Microbial Communities Associated with Epilithic Macroalgae in Different Coral Reef Conditions and Damselfish Territories of the Gulf of Thailand

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023
Reef degradation and algae-farming fish alter the structures and compositions of coral-algal-microbial communities. We collected epilithic macroalgae in different reef conditions and damselfish territories. The microbial communities were characterized by
Jatdilok Titioatchasai, Komwit Surachat, Jeong Ha Kim, Jaruwan Mayakun   +3 more
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