Alatina alata box jellyfish monthly migrations in Hawai'i: Lunar and physical oceanographic triggers

AA Yanagihara, MA McManus, JC Sevadjian… - Regional Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alatina alata, a species of box jellyfish, is found in distinct localities throughout tropical
zones in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, and is responsible for the most severe …

Long-Term Fluctuations in Circalunar Beach Aggregations of the Box Jellyfish Alatina moseri in Hawaii, with Links to Environmental Variability

LM Chiaverano, BS Holland, GL Crow, L Blair… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The box jellyfish Alatina moseri forms monthly aggregations at Waikiki Beach 8–12 days
after each full moon, posing a recurrent hazard to swimmers due to painful stings. We …

Regional Movements of Reef Manta Rays (Mobula alfredi) in Seychelles Waters

LR Peel, GMW Stevens, R Daly… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The decline in numbers of reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) throughout their range has
highlighted the need for improved information on their spatial ecology in order to design …

The spawning migrations of an exploited Albulid in the tropical Pacific: implications for conservation and community-based management

A Filous, RJ Lennox, R Raveino… - … Biology of Fishes, 2020 - Springer
Teleost fish that form predictable spawning aggregations and undertake reproductive
migrations can be particularly vulnerable to overexploitation. To support community-based …

[HTML][HTML] Migration Behavior of Anguilla celebesensis Silver Eels within their Tomini Bay Spawning Area

R Manabe, T Higuchi, S Watanabe, FY Tantu… - Zoological …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The tropical Celebes eel, Anguilla celebesensis, has a short migration between its
spawning and growth habitats. Its spawning areas were hypothesized to be in Tomini Bay …

Potential larval sources, destinations, and self-seeding in the Mariana Archipelago documented using ocean drifters

MS Kendall, M Poti - Journal of oceanography, 2014 - Springer
Identifying transport pathways and sources of reef larvae is an essential component of
ecosystem science. Ocean drifters tracked by satellite around the Mariana Archipelago were …

Spatio-temporal migratory dynamics of Jasus frontalis (Milne Edwards, 1837) in Alexander Selkirk Island, Juan Fernández archipelago, Chile

C Román, B Ernst, M Thiel, P Manríquez, J Chamorro - Plos one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Knowledge about the spatial patterns and movements of crustaceans has gained
importance since the creation of marine protected areas and the development of spatial …

Reproductive phenology across the lunar cycle: parental decisions, offspring responses, and consequences for reef fish

JS Shima, CW Osenberg, SH Alonzo, EG Noonburg… - Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Most organisms reproduce in a dynamic environment, and life‐history theory predicts that
this can favor the evolution of strategies that capitalize on good times and avoid bad times …

Box Jellyfish Alatina alata Has a Circumtropical Distribution

JW Lawley, CL Ames, B Bentlage… - The Biological …, 2016 - journals.uchicago.edu
Species of the box jellyfish (Cubozoa) genus Alatina are notorious for their sting along the
beaches of several localities of the Atlantic and Pacific. These species include Alatina alata …

Movement and residency patterns of reef manta rays Mobula alfredi in the Amirante Islands, Seychelles

LR Peel, GMW Stevens, R Daly, CAK Daly… - Marine Ecology …, 2019 - int-res.com
Reef manta rays Mobula alfredi are large filter-feeding elasmobranchs that are undergoing
substantial population declines on a global scale. In order to effectively conserve and …