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Proliferation of elongate fishes in the deep sea by Neat, F. C., Campbell, N.

“…It was hypothesized that energetically efficient anguilliform swimming and axial elongation in fishes is favoured in the deep sea and predicted that the degree…”
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Evidence for metapopulation structuring in cod from the west of Scotland and North Sea by Wright, P. J., Neat, F. C., Gibb, F. M., Gibb, I. M., Thordarson, H.

“…The scale of population structuring in cod Gadus morhua from the west of Scotland (ICES stock area VIa) and northern North Sea was investigated using a…”
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Fidelity of adult cod to spawning grounds in Scottish waters by Wright, P.J., Galley, E., Gibb, I.M., Neat, F.C.

“…This study investigates site fidelity of Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua) to spawning grounds in Scottish coastal waters from a synthesis of historic and recent…”
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Aggregating behaviour, social interactions and possible spawning in the deep‐water fish Coryphaenoides rupestris by Neat, F. C.

“…A dense aggregation of the roundnose grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris was observed with a towed camera at a depth of 1500 m in the Rockall Trough during…”
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Reproductive morphology in relation to alternative male reproductive tactics in Scartella cristata by Neat, F. C., Locatello, L., Rasotto, M. B.

“…The relationship between reproductive morphology and reproductive tactics was examined in Scartella cristata, a combtooth blenny, which exhibits three…”
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A simple technical measure to reduce bycatch and discard of skates and sharks in mixed-species bottom-trawl fisheries by Kynoch, R J, Fryer, R J, Neat, F C

“…Abstract Due to global declines, skates and sharks have become a focus of marine conservation in recent years. Despite protective measures, they remain…”
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Behavioural and morphological differences between lake and river populations of Salaria fluviatilis by Neat, F. C., Lengkeek, W., Westerbeek, E. P., Laarhoven, B., Videler, J. J.

“…Three populations (one from a river and two from lakes) of Salaria fluviatilis, the only exclusively freshwater representative of the Blenniidae, showed…”
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Distribution and diversity of deep-sea sponge grounds on the Rosemary Bank Seamount, NE Atlantic by McIntyre, F. D., Drewery, J., Eerkes-Medrano, D., Neat, F. C.

“…A towed camera survey revealed extensive sponge grounds on the deep slopes of the Rosemary Bank Seamount in the NE Atlantic. An Agassiz trawl deployed in the…”
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The diversity, distribution and status of deep-water elasmobranchs in the Rockall Trough, north-east Atlantic Ocean by Neat, F. C., Burns, F., Jones, E., Blasdale, T.

“…Data from a scientific deep‐water trawl fisheries survey in the north‐east Atlantic were analysed to determine the spatial and bathymetric distribution of…”
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Proximate costs of fighting in male cichlid fish: the role of injuries and energy metabolism by NEAT, FRANCIS C., TAYLOR, ALAN C., HUNTINGFORD, FELICITY A.

“…While much is known about the functional significance of strategic decisions in animal fighting, relatively little is understood about the mechanisms that…”
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Temperature effects on otolith pattern formation in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua by Neat, F. C., Wright, P. J., Fryer, R. J.

“…The effect of food intake and temperature on otolith macrostructure and microstructure was examined experimentally in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua. Daily…”
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Plasma concentrations of sex steroids and fighting in male Tilapia zillii by Neat, F. C., Mayer†, I.

“…In laboratory‐held Tilapia zillii the gonadosomatic index (IG) is an accurate predictor of dominance in pairwise fights between males. Immediately after…”
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Mouth morphology, testes size and body size in male Tilapia zillii: implications for fighting and assessment by Neat, F. C.

“…In Tilapia zillii, the outcome of fights is closely related to difference in testis weight between opponents rather than differences in body weight. Testes…”
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Electronic tags reveal behaviour of captured and discarded fish by Neat, F. C., Breen, M., Cook, R. M., Gibb, I. M., Wright, P. J.

“…Internally implanted data storage tags (DST) recording hydrostatic pressure (depth) and temperature in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua were used to track the…”
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A field survey of the breeding habits of Eretmodus cyanostictus, a biparental mouthbrooding cichlid in Lake Tanganyika by NEAT, F. C, BALSHINE-EARN, S

“…Oral incubation of young or 'mouthbrooding' reduces the selective advantages of care by two parents and thus biparental care is rare among 'mouthbrooding'…”
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Paying to stay or paying to breed? Field evidence for direct benefits of helping behavior in a cooperatively breeding fish by Balshine-Earn, Sigal, Neat, Franics C., Reid, Hannah, Taborsky, Michael

“…Several hypotheses aim to explain the evolution of helping behavior, but conclusive experimental support for evaluating the relative importance of individual…”
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Fighting and assessment in male cichlid fish: the effects of asymmetries in gonadal state and body size by NEAT, FRANCIS C., HUNTINGFORD, FELICITY A., BEVERIDGE, MALCOLM M.C.

“…In fights between animals over limited resources, the larger contestant often wins. Game theoretical models of animal fighting predict that relative body size…”
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Male parasitic spawning in two species of triplefin blenny (Tripterigiidae): contrasts in demography, behaviour and gonadal characteristics by NEAT, Francis C

“…Axoclinus nigricaudus and A. carminalis are blennioid fishes from the Gulf of California, Mexico. Males show alternative mating tactics; territorial…”
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Life under pressure: insights from electronic data-storage tags into cod swimbladder function by van der Kooij, Jeroen, Righton, David, Strand, Espen, Michalsen, Kathrine, Thorsteinsson, Vilhjalmur, Svedäng, Henrik, Neat, Francis C., Neuenfeldt, Stefan

“…van der Kooij, J., Righton, D., Strand, E., Michalsen, K., Thorsteinsson, V., Svedäng, H., Neat, F. C., and Neuenfeldt, S. 2007. Life under pressure: insights…”
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Fidelity of adult cod to spawning grounds in Scottish waters by Wright, P J, Galley, E, Gibb, I M, Neat, F C

“…This study investigates site fidelity of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) to spawning grounds in Scottish coastal waters from a synthesis of historic and recent…”
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