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February 2015

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Weight–length relationships & Fulton’s condition factors of skipjack tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis (Skipjack Tuna)

February 12, 2015

Weight–length relationships & Fulton’s condition factors of skipjack tuna

Given the significance of the skipjack tuna to Pacific fisheries, it is important to have a good knowledge of certain parameters of growth and size, as they relate to different stages of fish age and development. Researchers therefore measured certain biological parameters from in different seasons and different growth phases in the Pacific ocean.

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February 3, 2015

Clues to unraveling the coral species problem: distinguishing species from geographic variation in Porites across the Pacific with molecular markers and microskeletal traits

Zac Forsman, Gerrard M. Wellington, George E. Fox, Robert J. Toonen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.751 PubMed 25674364

February 12, 2015

Testing the influence of environmental heterogeneity on fish species richness in two biogeographic provinces

Philippe Massicotte, Raphaël Proulx, Gilbert Cabana, Marco A. Rodríguez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.760 PubMed 25699209

February 17, 2015

The effects of venting and decompression on Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) in the marine ornamental aquarium fish trade

Emily S. Munday, Brian N. Tissot, Jerry R. Heidel, Tim Miller-Morgan