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2 Ecosystem Aspects of Species That Aggregate to Spawn
Sancho G (2000) Predatory behaviors of Caranx melampygus (Carangidae) feeding on spawning
reef fi shes: a novel ambushing strategy. Bull Mar Sci 66:487–496
Sancho G, Petersen CW, Lobel PS (2000a) Predator-prey relations at a spawning aggregation site
of coral reef fi shes. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 203:275–288
Sancho G, Solow AR, Lobel PS (2000b) Environmental infl uences on the diel timing of spawning
in coral reef fi shes. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 206:193–212
Semmens BX, Luke KE, Bush PG, Pattengill-Semmens C, Johnson B, McCoy C, Heppell S (2005)
Investigating the reproductive migration and spatial ecology of Nassau grouper ( Epinephelus
striatus ) on Little Cayman Island using acoustic tags-an overview. Proc Gulf Caribb Fish
Inst 56:1–8
Semmens BX, Luke KE, Bush PG, McCoy CMR, Johnson BC (2006) Isopod infestation of
postspawning Nassau grouper around Little Cayman Island. J Fish Biol 69:933–93
Shapiro DY, Sadovy Y, McGehee MA (1993) Size, composition, and spatial structure of the annual
spawning aggregation of the red hind, Epinephelus guttatus (Pisces: Serranidae). Copeia
2:399–406
Sluka RD (2001a) Grouper and napoleon wrasse ecology in Laamu Atoll, Republic of Maldives:
Part 1. Habitat, behavior, and movement patterns. Atoll Res Bull 491:1–26
Sluka RD (2001b) Grouper and napoleon wrasse ecology in Laamu Atoll, Republic of Maldives: Part
2. Timing, location, and characteristics of spawning aggregations. Atoll Res Bull 492:1–17
Snyder D, Burgess G (2007) The Indo-Pacifi c red lionfi sh, Pterois volitans (Pisces: Scorpaenidae),
new to Bahamian ichthyofauna. Coral Reefs 26:175
Stallings CD (2008) Indirect effects of an exploited predator on recruitment of coral-reef fi shes.
Ecology 89:2090–2095
Starr RM, Sala E, Ballesteros E, Zabala M (2007) Spatial dynamics of the Nassau grouper
Epinephelus striatus in a Caribbean atoll. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 343:239–249
Warner RR (1988) Traditionality of mating-site preferences in a coral reef fi sh. Nature
335:719–721
Warner RR (1995) Large mating aggregations and daily long-distance spawning migrations in the
bluehead wrasse, Thalassoma bifasciatum . Environ Biol Fishes 44:337–345
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 Fishes 70:305–313
Whaylen L, Bush P, Johnson B, Luke KE, McCoy C, Heppell S, Semmens B, Boardman M (2006)
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 57:1–14
Whitfi eld PE, Gardner G, Vives SP, Gilligan MR, JrWR C, Ray GC, Hare JA (2002) Biological
invasion of the Indo-Pacifi c lionfi sh Pterois volitans along the Atlantic coast of North America.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 235:289–297
Wormald CL, Steele MA (2008) Testing assumptions of mark-recapture theory in the coral reef
fi sh Lutjanus apodus . J Fish Biol 73:498–509
Zeller DC (1997) Home range and activity patterns of the coral trout Plectropomus leopardus
(Serranidae). Mar Ecol Prog Ser 154:65–77
Zeller DC (1998) Spawning aggregations: patterns of movement of the coral trout Plectropomus
leopardus (Serranidae) as determined by ultrasonic telemetry. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 162:253–263
Zeller DC (1999) Ultrasonic telemetry: its application to coral reef fi sheries research. Fish Bull
97:1058–1065
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
2 Ecosystem Aspects of Species That Aggregate to Spawn
Sancho G (2000) Predatory behaviors of Caranx melampygus (Carangidae) feeding on spawning
reef fi shes: a novel ambushing strategy. Bull Mar Sci 66:487–496
Sancho G, Petersen CW, Lobel PS (2000a) Predator-prey relations at a spawning aggregation site
of coral reef fi shes. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 203:275–288
Sancho G, Solow AR, Lobel PS (2000b) Environmental infl uences on the diel timing of spawning
in coral reef fi shes. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 206:193–212
Semmens BX, Luke KE, Bush PG, Pattengill-Semmens C, Johnson B, McCoy C, Heppell S (2005)
Investigating the reproductive migration and spatial ecology of Nassau grouper ( Epinephelus
striatus ) on Little Cayman Island using acoustic tags-an overview. Proc Gulf Caribb Fish
Inst 56:1–8
Semmens BX, Luke KE, Bush PG, McCoy CMR, Johnson BC (2006) Isopod infestation of
postspawning Nassau grouper around Little Cayman Island. J Fish Biol 69:933–93
Shapiro DY, Sadovy Y, McGehee MA (1993) Size, composition, and spatial structure of the annual
spawning aggregation of the red hind, Epinephelus guttatus (Pisces: Serranidae). Copeia
2:399–406
Sluka RD (2001a) Grouper and napoleon wrasse ecology in Laamu Atoll, Republic of Maldives:
Part 1. Habitat, behavior, and movement patterns. Atoll Res Bull 491:1–26
Sluka RD (2001b) Grouper and napoleon wrasse ecology in Laamu Atoll, Republic of Maldives: Part
2. Timing, location, and characteristics of spawning aggregations. Atoll Res Bull 492:1–17
Snyder D, Burgess G (2007) The Indo-Pacifi c red lionfi sh, Pterois volitans (Pisces: Scorpaenidae),
new to Bahamian ichthyofauna. Coral Reefs 26:175
Stallings CD (2008) Indirect effects of an exploited predator on recruitment of coral-reef fi shes.
Ecology 89:2090–2095
Starr RM, Sala E, Ballesteros E, Zabala M (2007) Spatial dynamics of the Nassau grouper
Epinephelus striatus in a Caribbean atoll. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 343:239–249
Warner RR (1988) Traditionality of mating-site preferences in a coral reef fi sh. Nature
335:719–721
Warner RR (1995) Large mating aggregations and daily long-distance spawning migrations in the
bluehead wrasse, Thalassoma bifasciatum . Environ Biol Fishes 44:337–345
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 Fishes 70:305–313
Whaylen L, Bush P, Johnson B, Luke KE, McCoy C, Heppell S, Semmens B, Boardman M (2006)
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 57:1–14
Whitfi eld PE, Gardner G, Vives SP, Gilligan MR, JrWR C, Ray GC, Hare JA (2002) Biological
invasion of the Indo-Pacifi c lionfi sh Pterois volitans along the Atlantic coast of North America.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 235:289–297
Wormald CL, Steele MA (2008) Testing assumptions of mark-recapture theory in the coral reef
fi sh Lutjanus apodus . J Fish Biol 73:498–509
Zeller DC (1997) Home range and activity patterns of the coral trout Plectropomus leopardus
(Serranidae). Mar Ecol Prog Ser 154:65–77
Zeller DC (1998) Spawning aggregations: patterns of movement of the coral trout Plectropomus
leopardus (Serranidae) as determined by ultrasonic telemetry. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 162:253–263
Zeller DC (1999) Ultrasonic telemetry: its application to coral reef fi sheries research. Fish Bull
97:1058–1065
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