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Redwood of the reef: growth and age of the giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta in the Florida Keys by McMurray, S. E., Blum, J. E., Pawlik, J. R.

“…The growth of animals in most taxa has long been well described, but the phylum Porifera has remained a notable exception. The giant barrel sponge Xestospongia…”
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Genetic structure of the Caribbean giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta using the I3-M11 partition of COI by López-Legentil, S, Pawlik, J. R

“…In recent years, reports of sponge bleaching, disease, and subsequent mortality have increased alarmingly. Population recovery may depend strongly on…”
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Habitat use by sponge-dwelling brittlestars by HENKEL, T. P, PAWLIK, J. R

“…Cryptic organisms often associate with sessile invertebrates for refuge in space-limited environments. To examine interspecific habitat associations on coral…”
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Sponge white patch disease affecting the Caribbean sponge Amphimedon compressa by Angermeier, H, Glöckner, V, Pawlik, J R, Lindquist, N L, Hentschel, U

“…We report on a novel sponge disease, hereafter termed 'sponge white patch' (SWP), affecting the Caribbean sponge species Amphimedon compressa. SWP is…”
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Comparison of anti-predatory defenses of Red Sea and Caribbean sponges: I. Chemical defense by Burns, E., Ifrach, I., Carmeli, S., Pawlik, J. R., Ilan, M.

“…Among marine invertebrates, sponges produce the largest number and diversity of novel secondary metabolites, some of which are used as defenses against…”
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Chemical defenses of the Caribbean sponges Agelas wiedenmayeri and Agelas conifera by Assmann, M, Lichte, E, Pawlik, J R, Koeck, M

“…Previous studies have determined that Caribbean reef sponges of the genus Agelas are chemically defended from fish predation by brominated pyrrole alkaloids,…”
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Allelopathic activities of sponge extracts by Engel, Sebastian, Pawlik, Joseph R.

“…Although there is anecdotal evidence for allelopathic interactions between benthic invertebrates engaged in spatial competition, only a few studies have…”
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Coral Reef Sponges: Do Predatory Fishes Affect Their Distribution? by Pawlik, Joseph R.

“…The predatory activities of fishes are thought to have little impact on the distribution and abundance of sponges on Caribbean coral reefs. To test this…”
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Video-monitored predation by Caribbean reef fishes on an array of mangrove and reef sponges by DUNLAP, M, PAWLIK, J. R

“…Dunlap and Pawlik deployed an array of eight sponge species on Conch Reef off Key Largo FL and used a remote video-camera to record fish activity near the…”
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Defenses of Caribbean sponges against predatory reef fish. I. Chemical deterrency by Pawlik, Joseph R., Chanas, Brian, Toonen, Robert J., Fenical, William

“…Laboratory feeding assays employing the common Caribbean wrasse Thalassoma bifasciatum were undertaken to determine the palatability of food pellets containing…”
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Cowries graze verongid sponges on Caribbean reefs by Pawlik, J. R., Deignan, L. K.

“…Cowries are prominently featured in shell collections worldwide, but their ecology is little known because these snails are mostly nocturnal and cryptic (Hayes…”
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Triterpene glycosides defend the Caribbean reef sponge Erylus formosus from predatory fishes by KUBANEK, Julia, PAWLIK, Joseph R, EVE, Tegan M, FENICAL, William

“…The reef sponge Erylus formosus (Demospongiae: Geodiidae) from the Bahamas and southern Florida contains a suite of triterpene glycosides that, at a natural…”
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Settlement of the tube worm Hydroides dianthus (Polychaeta : Serpulidae) : cues for gregarious settlement by TOONEN, R. J, PAWLIK, J. R

“…The larvae of many benthic marine invertebrates settle to form conspecific aggregations and are thought to rely on chemical cues associated with adults as…”
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Variability in the chemical defense of the sponge Chondrilla nucula against predatory reef fishes by SWEARINGEN, D. C, PAWLIK, J. R

“…Chondrilla nucula is a common Caribbean demosponge that grows in a range of habitats, from coral reefs to mangrove swamps. On reefs, C. nucula grows as a…”
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Trait-mediated ecosystem impacts: how morphology and size affect pumping rates of the Caribbean giant barrel sponge by McMurray, SE, Pawlik, JR, Finelli, CM

“…Sponges are a dominant component of Caribbean coral reef suspension-feeding communities. Understanding how pumping rates are affected by sponge size and…”
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Chemical induction of larval settlement and metamorphosis in the reef-building tube worm Phragmatopoma californica (Sabellariidae: Polychaeta) by PAWLIK, J. R

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Marine chemical ecology by Pawlik, Joseph R.

“…Marine chemical ecology has emerged as a vibrant subdiscipline of marine ecology over the past 20 yr. The first symposium devoted specifically to marine…”
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Sponge orange band (SOB): a pathogenic-like condition of the giant barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta by Cowart, J. D., Henkel, T. P., McMurray, S. E., Pawlik, J. R.

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A reappraisal of the chemical and physical defenses of Caribbean gorgonian corals against predatory fishes by O’Neal, Will, Pawlik, Joseph R.

“…Anti-predatory properties of crude organic extracts and calcitic sclerites from the tissues of 32 species of Caribbean gorgonians were examined at natural…”
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Structure-activity relationship of inhibition of fish feeding by sponge-derived and synthetic pyrrole-imidazole alkaloids by LINDEL, T, HOFFMANN, H, HOCHGÜRTEL, M, PAWLIK, J. R

“…We investigated the relationship between the structures of pyrrole-containing alkaloids from marine sponges of the genus Agelas and their capacity to deter…”
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