Search Results - "Pillans, R. D."

Crown-of-thorns starfish impede the recovery potential of coral reefs following bleaching by Haywood, M. D. E., Thomson, D. P., Babcock, R. C., Pillans, R. D., Keesing, J. K., Miller, M., Rochester, W. A., Donovan, A., Evans, R. D., Shedrawi, G., Field, S. N.

“…High densities of the corallivorous crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS; Acanthaster sp.) have occurred throughout the Indo-Pacific often resulting in widespread…”
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Restricted movements of juvenile rays in the lagoon of Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia – evidence for the existence of a nursery by Cerutti-Pereyra, F, Thums, M, Austin, C. M, Bradshaw, C. J. A, Stevens, J. D, Babcock, R. C, Pillans, R. D, Meekan, M. G

“…Little information is available on the movements and behaviour of tropical rays despite their potential ecological roles and economic value as a fishery and a…”
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Food choice in Siganus fuscescens: influence of macrophyte nutrient content and availability by Pillans, R. D., Franklin, C. E., Tibbetts, I. R.

“…Using multiple‐choice feeding experiments, the selection of six species of macrophytes by the herbivorous rabbitfish Siganus fuscescens was examined. The…”
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Effects of trawling on the diets of common demersal fish by-catch of a tropical prawn trawl fishery by Dell, Q., Griffiths, S. P., Tonks, M. L., Rochester, W. A., Miller, M. J., Duggan, M. A., van der Velde, T. D., Pillans, R. D., Coman, G. J., Bustamante, R. H., Milton, D. A.

“…The ecological effect of prawn trawling on the benthos of the Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Australia, was investigated by examining stomach contents of common…”
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Environmental Influences on Long-term Movement Patterns of a Euryhaline Elasmobranch (Carcharhinus leucas) Within a Subtropical Estuary by Pillans, R. D., Fry, G. C., Steven, A. D. L., Patterson, T.

“…It is well established that juvenile bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) use rivers and estuaries as nursery areas; however, there is a large degree of variation…”
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Effects of marine reserve protection on the mud crab Scylla serrata in a sex-biased fishery in subtropical Australia by PILLANS, S, PILLANS, R. D, JOHNSTONE, R. W, KRAFT, P. G, HAYWOOD, M. D. E, POSSINGHAM, H. P

“…The impact of sex-biased fishing and marine reserve protection on the mud crab Scylla serrata was examined by comparing the catch rates (catch-per-unit-effort,…”
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Restricted movements and mangrove dependency of the nervous shark Carcharhinus cautus in nearshore coastal waters by Escalle, L., Speed, C. W., Meekan, M. G., White, W. T., Babcock, R. C., Pillans, R. D., Huveneers, C.

“…This study used a network of acoustic receivers deployed around a no‐take zone in Mangrove Bay, within the Ningaloo Reef Marine Park in Western Australia, to…”
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Mine waste disposal leads to lower coral cover, reduced species richness and a predominance of simple coral growth forms on a fringing coral reef in Papua New Guinea by Haywood, M.D.E., Dennis, D., Thomson, D.P., Pillans, R.D.

“…A large gold mine has been operating at the Lihir Island Group, Papua New Guinea since 1997. The mine disposes of waste rock in nearshore waters, impacting…”
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Morphometric relationships for four Scombridae fish species in Australian waters by Griffiths, S. P., Fry, G. C., Manson, F. J., Pillans, R. D.

“…Summary Morphometric relationships (length–weight and fork length–total length) were estimated for four scombrid species (Thunnus tonggol, Euthynnus affinis,…”
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Distribution, seasonal movements and habitat utilisation of an endangered shark, Glyphis glyphis, from northern Australia by Lyon, B. J., Dwyer, R. G., Pillans, R. D., Campbell, H. A., Franklin, C. E.

“…Euryhaline and freshwater elasmobranchs are considered amongst the most threatened groups of aquatic animals. The speartooth shark Glyphis glyphis has a…”
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Rectal gland morphology of freshwater and seawater acclimated bull sharks Carcharhinus leucas by Pillans, R. D., Good, J. P., Anderson, W. G., Hazon, N., Franklin, C. E.

“…To compare rectal gland morphology of bull sharks Carcharhinus leucas, animals captured in the freshwater reaches of the Brisbane River, Australia, were…”
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Plasma osmolyte concentrations and rectal gland mass of bull sharks Carcharhinus leucas, captured along a salinity gradient by Pillans, Richard D, Franklin, Craig E

“…Bull sharks ( Carcharhinus leucas) were captured across a salinity gradient from freshwater (FW) to seawater (SW). Across all salinities, C. leucas were…”
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Urea based osmoregulation and endocrine control in elasmobranch fish with special reference to euryhalinity by Hazon, Neil, Wells, Alan, Pillans, Richard D., Good, Jonathan P., Gary Anderson, W., Franklin, Craig E.

“…Since the landmark contributions of Homer Smith and co-workers in the 1930s there has been a considerable advance in our knowledge regarding the osmoregulatory…”
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Disentangling the response of fishes to recreational fishing over 30 years within a fringing coral reef reserve network by Cresswell, A.K., Langlois, T.J., Wilson, S.K., Claudet, J., Thomson, D.P., Renton, M., Fulton, C.J., Fisher, R., Vanderklift, M.A., Babcock, R.C., Stuart-Smith, R.D., Haywood, M.D.E., Depczynski, M., Westera, M., Ayling, A.M., Fitzpatrick, B., Halford, A.R., McLean, D.L., Pillans, R.D., Cheal, A.J., Tinkler, P., Edgar, G.J., Graham, N.A.J., Harvey, E.S., Holmes, T.H.

“…Few studies assess the effects of recreational fishing in isolation from commercial fishing. We used meta-analysis to synthesise 4444 samples from 30 years…”
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Sequence, circulating levels, and expression of C-type natriuretic peptide in a euryhaline elasmobranch, Carcharhinus leucas by Gary Anderson, W., Hyodo, Susumu, Tsukada, Takehiro, Meischke, Lara, Pillans, Richard D., Good, Jonathan P., Takei, Yoshio, Cramb, Gordon, Franklin, Craig E., Hazon, Neil

“…The present study has examined expression and circulating levels of C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) in the euryhaline bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas…”
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Reef shark movements relative to a coastal marine protected area by Speed, C.W., Meekan, M.G., Field, I.C., McMahon, C.R., Harcourt, R.G., Stevens, J.D., Babcock, R.C., Pillans, R.D., Bradshaw, C.J.A.

“…Marine protected areas (MPA) are one management tool that can potentially reduce declining shark populations. Protected-area design should be based on detailed…”
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Whole mitogenome sequencing refines population structure of the Critically Endangered sawfish Pristis pristis by Feutry, Pierre, Kyne, Peter M., Pillans, Richard D., Chen, Xiao, Marthick, James R., Morgan, David L., Grewe, Peter M.

“…The largetooth sawfish Pristis pristis (Linnaeus, 1758) is a highly threatened euryhaline elasmobranch that in recent times has undergone a significant range…”
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The impact of marine reserves on nekton diversity and community composition in subtropical eastern Australia by Pillans, Suzanne, Ortiz, Juan-Carlos, Pillans, Richard D., Possingham, Hugh P.

“…The effectiveness of marine reserve protection on the biodiversity of aquatic assemblages (i.e. nekton) in subtropical eastern Australia was examined within…”
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The effects of freshwater to seawater transfer on circulating levels of angiotensin II, C-type natriuretic peptide and arginine vasotocin in the euryhaline elasmobranch, Carcharhinus leucas by Anderson, W. Gary, Pillans, Richard D., Hyodo, Susumu, Tsukada, Takehiro, Good, Jonathan P., Takei, Yoshio, Franklin, Craig E., Hazon, Neil

“…This study examined the effect of transfer to increased environmental salinity on the circulating levels of angiotensin II (ANG II), C-type natriuretic peptide…”
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Density of reef sharks estimated by applying an agent-based model to video surveys by Vanderklift, Mathew A., Boschetti, Fabio, Roubertie, Clovis, Pillans, Richard D., Haywood, Michael D. E., Babcock, Russell C.

“…Policies on harvesting and conservation are developed in response to information about trends in the abundance of species, so making accurate estimates of…”
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