New information on the presence and relative abundances of 41 reef-building
(zooxanthellate) coral species at 11 eastern Pacific and 3 central Pacific localities is …

The present work is a first attempt to document the latest reports on the occurrence of algal
blooms in shrimp farm ponds worldwide. Particular emphasis is placed on discussing the …

This book significantly expands the coverage of this subject given by its predecessor
Biogeography and Plate Tectonics (1987). Global Biogeography traces global changes in …

Abstract The cymochoid isopods (Isopoda: Flabellifera: Cymothoidae) of the eastern Pacific
are presented, with descriptions, figures, ranges and comments on their host relationships …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Endangered Species Act (ESA) allows listing of “distinct
population segments” of vertebrates as well as named species and subspecies. The policy …

The evolutionary relationships of the livebearing rockfishes of the genus Sebastes have
been a point of interest since their original description. With over 65 species found in the …

The pattern of recruitment of sheephead, Semicossyphus pulcher, is described throughout a
major portion of its range over a period of 7–9 years. The relative recruitment success was …

The Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) has held a growing fascination for naturalists over the
past 150 years (Lindsay 1983). The first serious collectors of marine life in the region were …

Seventy-three percent of all exposed common coral reef invertebrates, from four phyla (42
species) tested, are toxic to fish. This represents the first evidence of the high incidence of …

Abstract The Tropical Eastern Pacific Biogeographic Region (TEP) is delimited by steep
thermal gradients to the north and south, by a wide expanse of open ocean (the East Pacific …