Several important problems in ecology, evolution and conservation biology are affected by
habitat selection in dispersing animals. Experience in the natal habitat has long been …

A pelagic larval stage is found in nearly all demersal marine teleost fishes, and it is during
this pelagic stage that the geographic scale of dispersal is determined. Marine biologists …

The persistence of most coastal marine species depends on larvae finding suitable adult
habitat at the end of an offshore dispersive stage that can last weeks or months. We tested …

While ocean acidification is predicted to threaten marine biodiversity, the processes that
directly impact species persistence are not well understood. For marine species, early life …

Many marine fish and invertebrates show a dual life history where settled adults produce
dispersing larvae. The planktonic nature of the early larval stages suggests a passive …

Survival of marine fishes that are exposed to elevated near-future CO2 levels is threatened
by their altered responses to sensory cues. Here we demonstrate a physiological and …

Coral Reef Fishes is the successor of The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs. This new
edition includes provocative reviews covering the major areas of reef fish ecology. Concerns …

While evidence is mounting that larval reef fish are active participants in the process of
dispersal and settlement, the sensory and behavioural mechanisms by which these fishes …

Nearly all demersal teleost marine fishes have pelagic larval stages lasting from several
days to several weeks, during which time they are subject to dispersal. Fish larvae have …

Past research on fish orientation and migration has tended to focus on genetically fixed
patterns of behaviour. However, in most aquatic environments, the physical landscape as …