Medusae, siphonophores and ctenophores (here grouped aspelagic coelenterates') interact
with fish in several ways. Some interactions are detrimental to fish populations, such as …

Biologists have repeatedly rediscovered classical models from physics predicting collision
rates in an ideal gas. These models, and their two‐dimensional analogues, have been used …

Early life survival is critical to successful replenishment of fish populations, and hypotheses
developed under the Growth‐Survival Paradigm (GSP) have guided investigations of …

Scyphozoa have attracted the attention of many types of people. Naturalists watch their
graceful locomotion. Fishermen may dread the swarms which can prevent fishing or eat …

Many benthic marine invertebrates develop by means of free-living, dispersive larval stages.
The presumed advantages of such larvae include the avoidance of competition for …

There are indications that pelagic cnidarians and ctenophores ('jellyfish') have increased in
abundance throughout the world, or that outbreaks are more frequent, although much …

The native habitats of the ctenophore, Mnemiopsis, are temperate to subtropical estuaries
along the Atlantic coast of North and South America, where it is found in an extremely wide …

Ecological studies, including those focusing on coastal eutrophication, vary in the emphasis
they place on species‐level vs. ecosystem‐level processes. The degree of variation among …

The life cycles of fishes are complex and varied, and knowledge of the early life stages is
important for understanding the biology, ecology, and evolution of fishes. In Early Life …

A large population of a previously unreported jellyfish occurred across the northern Gulf of
Mexico (USA) from May through September of 2000. The jellyfish, identified as Phyllorhiza …