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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 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

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.756 PubMed 25737809

February 24, 2015

Perennial growth of hermatypic corals at Rottnest Island, Western Australia (32°S)

Claire L. Ross, James L. Falter, Verena Schoepf, Malcolm T. McCulloch

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.781 PubMed 25755921

February 12, 2015

Weight–length relationships and Fulton’s condition factors of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the western and central Pacific Ocean

Shaofei Jin, Xiaodong Yan, Heng Zhang, Wei Fan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.758 PubMed 25699207

February 10, 2015

Diversity and ecological structure of vibrios in benthic and pelagic habitats along a latitudinal gradient in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean

Luciane A. Chimetto Tonon, Bruno Sergio de O. Silva, Ana Paula B. Moreira, Cecilia Valle, Nelson Alves, Giselle Cavalcanti, Gizele Garcia, Rubens M. Lopes, Ronaldo B. Francini-Filho, Rodrigo L. de Moura, Cristiane C. Thompson, Fabiano L. Thompson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.741 PubMed 25699199

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 24, 2015

Nucleotide variation and balancing selection at the Ckma gene in Atlantic cod: analysis with multiple merger coalescent models

Einar Árnason, Katrín Halldórsdóttir

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.786 PubMed 25755922

February 17, 2015

First record of multi-species synchronous coral spawning from Malaysia

Alvin Chelliah, Halimi Bin Amar, Julian Hyde, Katie Yewdall, Peter D. Steinberg, James R. Guest