Mortality is known to be high during the transition from larval to juvenile life stages in
organisms that have complex life histories. We are only just beginning to understand the …

Processes that occur around the transition between larval and juvenile life‐stages can have
a major effect on the population dynamics of organisms with complex life cycles. We explore …

The spatial distribution and magnitude of endemism in shallow-water (< 18 m) reef fishes of
the 10 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) are described in terms of occurrence, and …

The Œgrowth-mortality¹ hypothesis, which holds that larger and/or faster growing individuals
will have a higher probability of survival, currently includes 3 functional mechanisms …

Settlement rate is considered to be a major determinant of the population structure of coral
reef fishes. In this study, the effects of larval physiological condition on survival, predation …

New recruits of the bluehead wrasse Thalassoma bifasciatum were censused and collected
from nearshore reefs of Barbados, West Indies, every 2 weeks for 20 months. Their temporal …

It is difficult to separate effects on fish community assemblages due to anthropogenic
stressors from natural factors. We examined small-bodied-fish communities along the …

Grouping organisms may suffer reduced growth due to food deprivation in the presence of
larger conspecifics, but this cost can be outweighed by advantages of reduced predation risk …

Key life history traits such as age at maturity, longevity and mortality have all shown
correlations with body size. However, the relationship between age and size is particularly …

Secondary planktonic dispersal potentially alters recruitment patterns of marine organisms,
but little is known about whether this process occurs in temperate fishes. This study …