Search Results - "Clements, K.D"

Acid lysis of macroalgae by marine herbivorous fishes: effects of acid pH on cell wall porosity by Zemke-White, W.L, Clements, K.D, Harris, P.J

“…It has been demonstrated that treatment of algae at low pH values, similar to those found in the stomachs of herbivorous fishes, damages the algal cells,…”
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Acid lysis of macroalgae by marine herbivorous fishes: myth or digestive mechanism? by Zemke-White, W.L, Clements, K.D, Harris, P.J

“…The lysis of algal cells by gastric acidity is widely cited as a digestive mechanism used by herbivorous fishes to gain access to intracellular nutrients,…”
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Local phylogenetic divergence and global evolutionary convergence of skull function in reef fishes of the family Labridae by Westneat, M.W, Alfaro, M.E, Wainwright, P.C, Bellwood, D.R, Grubich, J.R, Fessler, J.L, Clements, K.D, Smith, L.L

“…The Labridae is one of the most structurally and functionally diversified fish families on coral and rocky reefs around the world, providing a compelling…”
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Utilisation of mannitol by temperate marine herbivorous fishes by White, W.L., Coveny, A.H., Robertson, J., Clements, K.D.

“…The sugar alcohol mannitol is the primary photosynthate of phaeophytes, and as such is an important dietary constituent for many marine herbivorous fishes…”
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Ontogenetic Development of the Gastrointestinal Microbiota in the Marine Herbivorous Fish Kyphosus sydneyanus by Moran, D., Turner, S. J., Clements, K. D.

“…Molecular techniques were used to investigate the composition and ontogenetic development of the intestinal bacterial community in the marine herbivorous fish…”
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Contrasting digestive strategies in four New Zealand herbivorous fishes as reflected by carbohydrase activity profiles by Skea, G.L., Mountfort, D.O., Clements, K.D.

“…Enzymatic degradation of algal carbohydrates was examined in the New Zealand herbivorous fishes Parma alboscapularis (Pomacentridae), Aplodactylus etheridgii…”
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Gut carbohydrases from the New Zealand marine herbivorous fishes Kyphosus sydneyanus (Kyphosidae), Aplodactylus arctidens (Aplodactylidae) and Odax pullus (Labridae) by Skea, G.L., Mountfort, D.O., Clements, K.D.

“…Carbohydrase activities were examined in Odax pullus (Labridae), Kyphosus sydneyanus (Kyphosidae) and Aplodactylus arctidens (Aplodactylidae) collected from…”
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Gut carbohydrases from the New Zealand marine herbivorous fishes Kyphosus sydneyanus (Kyphosidae), Aplodacytlus arctidens (Aplodactylidae) and Odax pullus (Labridae) by Skea, G.L, Mountfort, D.O, Clements, K.D

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Determination of protein for studies of marine herbivory: a comparison of methods by Crossman, D.J, Clements, K.D, Cooper, G.J.S

“…In this study we compared techniques for the estimation of protein for studies of marine herbivory. As an example we use gut fluid from the temperate marine…”
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Chlorophyte and rhodophyte starches as factors in diet choice by marine herbivorous fish by Zemke-White, W.Lindsey, Clements, K.D.

“…The primary aim of this study was to investigate differences in the digestibility of algal starches that could affect the diet choices of marine herbivorous…”
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An ecophysiological interpretation of hemoglobin multiplicity in three herbivorous marine teleost species from New Zealand by Brix, O, Clements, K.D, Wells, R.M.G

“…Hemoglobin components (isohemoglobins) and their isoelectric points (pI) were analysed for three herbivorous marine teleosts, and the functional properties of…”
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