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Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.We show that ocean acidification, more than warming or marine heatwaves, alters shoaling behaviour indirectly by simplifying reef habitat and reducing population densities and shoal sizes. Because fish behaviour can be strongly mediated by shoal size, climate‐driven habitat change may reshape social dynamics that influence how range‐extending fishes ...
Angus Mitchell +9 more
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Predation on crown-of-thorns starfish larvae by damselfishes
, 2016 Examining the functional response of predators can provide insight into the role of predation in structuring prey populations and ecological communities.
Caballes, Ciemon +3 more
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BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2009 Background Damselfishes (Perciformes, Pomacentridae) are a major component of coral reef communities, and the functional diversity of their trophic anatomy is an important constituent of the ecological morphology of these systems.
Cooper W James, Westneat Mark W
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Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.We explored age‐related cognitive decline in captive fawn‐footed mosaic‐tailed rats (Melomys cervinipes) using a novel object recognition task. Contrary to expectations, recognition memory did not decline with age, but recognition memory was lower in intermediate‐aged rats compared to both older and younger individuals.
K. DiBenedetto +2 more
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Behavioral trade-offs and habitat associations of coral-dwelling damselfishes (family Pomacentridae)
, 2020 Many coral reef fishes are intimately associated with branching corals. While these fishes rely on their host corals for shelter, fishes may exhibit behavioral trade-offs linked to spatial and temporal variations in their association with corals.
Chase, T. J. +2 more
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Diversification of the pectoral fin shape in damselfishes (Perciformes, Pomacentridae) of the Eastern Pacific [PDF]
, 2013 Fin shape strongly influences performance of locomotion across all swimming styles. In this study, we focused on the diversity of the pectoral fin morphology in damselfishes of the Eastern Pacific.
Balart, E.F. +3 more
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Spatial variation in coral reef fish and benthic communities in the central Saudi Arabian Red Sea [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Local-scale ecological information is critical as a sound basis for spatial management and conservation and as support for ongoing research in relatively unstudied areas.
Maha T. Khalil +2 more
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Kelp forests modulate fish community dynamics and responses to ocean warming
Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 7, July 2026.Our spatially resolved benchmark indicates that abundant kelp cover can delay tropicalisation by lowering the realised thermal affinity of reef‐fish communities, while increases in fish biodiversity may signal the early stages of this process. Abstract Kelp forests are foundation habitats that create structurally complex and biodiverse marine ...
Bianca Reis +3 more
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Ethology, Volume 132, Issue 7, Page 466-476, July 2026.We raised fall field crickets in acoustic environments of silence, their own song, traffic noise, or the song of the recently introduced Japanese burrowing cricket and measured development, size, and adult survival. We found that crickets reared with burrowing cricket song developed more quickly than crickets reared in silence.
Troy A. Bowers, Susan N. Gershman
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Effects of coral-dwelling damselfishes' abundances and diversity on host coral dynamics [PDF]
, 2019 Interspecific interactions, particularly positive interactions, between organisms and their physical environment are important forces in shaping ecological diversity and ecosystem structure.
Chase, Tory John
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