565
12 Species Case Studies
Warner RR (2002) Synthesis: environment, mating systems, and life-history allocations in the
bluehead wrasse. In: Dugatkin L (ed) Model systems in behavioral ecology. Princeton
University Press, Princeton
Warner RR, Hoffman SG (1980a) Local population size as a determinant of mating system and
sexual composition in two tropical marine fi shes ( Thalassoma spp.). Evolution 34:508–518
Warner RR, Hoffman SG (1980b) Population density and the economics of territorial defense in a
coral reef fi sh. Ecology 61:772–780
Warner RR, Schultz ET (1992) Sexual selection and male characteristics in the bluehead wrasse,
Thalassoma bifasciatum : mating site acquisition, mating site defense, and female choice.
Evolution 46:1421–1442
Watanabe WO, Ellis SC, Ellis EP, Head WD, Kelley CD, Moriwake A, Lee C-S, Bienfang PK
(1995) Progress in controlled breeding of Nassau grouper ( Epinephelus striatus ) broodstock by
hormone induction. Aquaculture 138:205–219
Watanabe W, Ellis EP, Ellis SC, Chaves J, Manfredi C (1998) Artifi cial propagation of mutton
snapper, Lutjanus analis , a new candidate marine fi sh species for aquaculture. J World
Aquaculture Soc 29:176–187
Weaver DC (1996) Feeding ecology and ecomorphology of three sea basses (Pisces:Serranidae) in
the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Thesis (M.S.), University of Florida, Gainesville
Westneat MW, Alfaro ME (2004) Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of the reef
fi sh family Labridae. Mol Phylogenet Evol 36:370–390
Whaylen L, Pattengill-Semmens CV, Semmens BX, Bush PG, Boardman MR (2004) Observations
of a Nassau grouper ( Epinephelus striatus ) spawning aggregation site in Little Cayman Island.
Environ Biol Fish 70:305–313
Whaylen L, Bush P, Johnson B, Luke K, McCroy C, Heppell S, Semmens B, Boardman MR
(2007) Aggregation dynamics and lessons learned from fi ve years of monitoring at a Nassau
grouper ( Epinephelus striatus ) spawning aggregation in Little Cayman, Cayman Islands, BWI.
Proc Gulf Caribb Fish Inst 59:413–421
Whiteman EA, Jennings CA, Nemeth RS (2005) Sex structure and potential female fecundity in a
red hind ( Epinephelus guttatus ) spawning aggregation: applying ultrasonic imaging. J Fish
Biol 66:983–995
Wicklund R (1969) Observations on spawning of lane snapper. Underw Nat 6:40
Williams AJ, Currey LM, Begg GA, Murchie CD, Ballagh AC (2008) Population biology of coral
trout species in the eastern Torres Strait: implications for fi shery management. Cont Shelf Res
28:2129–2142
Wilson J, Rhodes KL, Rotinsulu C (2010) Aggregation fi shing and local management within a
marine protected area in Indonesia. SPC Live Reef Fish Inf Bull 19:7–13
Wong CK, Hung P, Lee KLH, Kam KM (2005) Study of an outbreak of ciguatera fi sh poisoning in
Hong Kong. Toxicon 46(5):563–571
Woodland DJ (1990) Revision of the fi sh family Siganidae with descriptions of two new species
and comments on distribution and biology. Indo Pac Fish 19:1–136
Wright A, Dalzell PJ, Richards AH (1986) Some aspects of the biology of the red bass, Lutjanus
bohar (Forsskal), from the Tigak Islands, Papua New Guinea. J Fish Biol 28:533–544
Yogo Y, Nakazono A, Tsukahara H (1980) Ecological studies on the spawning of the parrotfi sh,
Scarus sordidus Forsskal. Sci Bull Fac Agric Kyushu Univ 34:105–114
Zeller DC (1998) Spawning aggregations: Patterns of movement of the coral grouper Plectropomus
leopardus (Serranidae) as determined by ultrasonic telemetry. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 162:
253–263
Zeller DC, Russ GR (2000) Population estimates and size structure of Plectropomus leopardus
(Pisces:Serranidae) in relation to no-fi shing zones: mark-release-resighting and underwater
visual census. Mar Freshw Res 51:221–228
12 Species Case Studies
Warner RR (2002) Synthesis: environment, mating systems, and life-history allocations in the
bluehead wrasse. In: Dugatkin L (ed) Model systems in behavioral ecology. Princeton
University Press, Princeton
Warner RR, Hoffman SG (1980a) Local population size as a determinant of mating system and
sexual composition in two tropical marine fi shes ( Thalassoma spp.). Evolution 34:508–518
Warner RR, Hoffman SG (1980b) Population density and the economics of territorial defense in a
coral reef fi sh. Ecology 61:772–780
Warner RR, Schultz ET (1992) Sexual selection and male characteristics in the bluehead wrasse,
Thalassoma bifasciatum : mating site acquisition, mating site defense, and female choice.
Evolution 46:1421–1442
Watanabe WO, Ellis SC, Ellis EP, Head WD, Kelley CD, Moriwake A, Lee C-S, Bienfang PK
(1995) Progress in controlled breeding of Nassau grouper ( Epinephelus striatus ) broodstock by
hormone induction. Aquaculture 138:205–219
Watanabe W, Ellis EP, Ellis SC, Chaves J, Manfredi C (1998) Artifi cial propagation of mutton
snapper, Lutjanus analis , a new candidate marine fi sh species for aquaculture. J World
Aquaculture Soc 29:176–187
Weaver DC (1996) Feeding ecology and ecomorphology of three sea basses (Pisces:Serranidae) in
the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Thesis (M.S.), University of Florida, Gainesville
Westneat MW, Alfaro ME (2004) Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of the reef
fi sh family Labridae. Mol Phylogenet Evol 36:370–390
Whaylen L, Pattengill-Semmens CV, Semmens BX, Bush PG, Boardman MR (2004) Observations
of a Nassau grouper ( Epinephelus striatus ) spawning aggregation site in Little Cayman Island.
Environ Biol Fish 70:305–313
Whaylen L, Bush P, Johnson B, Luke K, McCroy C, Heppell S, Semmens B, Boardman MR
(2007) Aggregation dynamics and lessons learned from fi ve years of monitoring at a Nassau
grouper ( Epinephelus striatus ) spawning aggregation in Little Cayman, Cayman Islands, BWI.
Proc Gulf Caribb Fish Inst 59:413–421
Whiteman EA, Jennings CA, Nemeth RS (2005) Sex structure and potential female fecundity in a
red hind ( Epinephelus guttatus ) spawning aggregation: applying ultrasonic imaging. J Fish
Biol 66:983–995
Wicklund R (1969) Observations on spawning of lane snapper. Underw Nat 6:40
Williams AJ, Currey LM, Begg GA, Murchie CD, Ballagh AC (2008) Population biology of coral
trout species in the eastern Torres Strait: implications for fi shery management. Cont Shelf Res
28:2129–2142
Wilson J, Rhodes KL, Rotinsulu C (2010) Aggregation fi shing and local management within a
marine protected area in Indonesia. SPC Live Reef Fish Inf Bull 19:7–13
Wong CK, Hung P, Lee KLH, Kam KM (2005) Study of an outbreak of ciguatera fi sh poisoning in
Hong Kong. Toxicon 46(5):563–571
Woodland DJ (1990) Revision of the fi sh family Siganidae with descriptions of two new species
and comments on distribution and biology. Indo Pac Fish 19:1–136
Wright A, Dalzell PJ, Richards AH (1986) Some aspects of the biology of the red bass, Lutjanus
bohar (Forsskal), from the Tigak Islands, Papua New Guinea. J Fish Biol 28:533–544
Yogo Y, Nakazono A, Tsukahara H (1980) Ecological studies on the spawning of the parrotfi sh,
Scarus sordidus Forsskal. Sci Bull Fac Agric Kyushu Univ 34:105–114
Zeller DC (1998) Spawning aggregations: Patterns of movement of the coral grouper Plectropomus
leopardus (Serranidae) as determined by ultrasonic telemetry. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 162:
253–263
Zeller DC, Russ GR (2000) Population estimates and size structure of Plectropomus leopardus
(Pisces:Serranidae) in relation to no-fi shing zones: mark-release-resighting and underwater
visual census. Mar Freshw Res 51:221–228
