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Larval settlement and juvenile group dynamics in the domino damselfish (Dascyllus albisella)

Creator:

Booth, David J. (David John), 1958-

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Patterns of settlement of larvae and population dynamics of juveniles are poorly known for coral reef fishes. During 1987 to 1989, I studied these phenomena in the domino damselfish (Dascyllus albisella), a species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Larvae settle onto branching coral heads as new recruits (10-15 mm in...

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Dissertation

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my progress. The other members of my committee (Drs. A. Blaustein, T. Cowles, B. A. Menge and C. B
The roles of environmental constraints and aggression on male-female pairing in the coral-reef fish Gobiosoma evelynae

Creator:

Harding, Jeffrey A.

Abstract:

Early theoretical models for the evolution of male-female pairing were based largely on studies of birds. These models assumed that biparental care of eggs and young was an essential component of pairing. However, male-female pairing is also a relatively common social system in coral-reef fishes, and biparental care of young...

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Masters Thesis

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possible. Thanks also to the members of my graduate committee, Drs. A. Blaustein, P. Dawson, B. McCune
The effects of community composition, landscape structure, and climate on host-pathogen interactions

Creator:

Moore, Sean M.

Abstract:

Like other species interactions in ecological systems, host-pathogen interactions are influenced by environmental factors, landscape characteristics and the broader community context. My thesis explores the potential influences of food-web interactions (Chapter 2), climate change (Chapter 3), landscape structure and host movement patterns (Chapter 4), and the combined influences of local...

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Dissertation

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Chapter 2 I develop a the- oretical model integrating predator-prey and host-pathogen theory to examine