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Fish corallivory on a pocilloporid reef and experimental coral responses to predation by Palacios, M. M., Muñoz, C. G., Zapata, F. A.

“…This study examined the effects of the Guineafowl pufferfish ( Arothron meleagris ), a major corallivore in the Eastern Pacific, on pocilloporid corals on a…”
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Mid-Domain Models of Species Richness Gradients: Assumptions, Methods and Evidence by Zapata, F. A., Gaston, K. J., Chown, S. L.

“…1. Patterns of species richness along latitudinal, elevational and depth gradients often exhibit a mid-gradient peak. Similar patterns with a mid-domain peak…”
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First record of cleaning by a triplefin blenny in the Tropical Pacific by Quimbayo, J. P, Zapata, F. A, Floeter, S. R, Bessudo, S, Sazima, I

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Cleaning interactions by gobies on a tropical eastern Pacific coral reef by Quimbayo, J. P., Zapata, F. A.

“…The present study describes the cleaning interactions among species of cleaner gobies Tigrigobius spp. and Elacatinus puncticulatus (family Gobiidae) and the…”
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Short-term temporal patterns of early recruitment of coral reef fishes in the tropical eastern Pacific by LOZANO, S, ZAPATA, F. A

“…Short-term temporal patterns of recruitment have been described in a variety of coral reef fishes and have often been related with lunar and tidal cycles…”
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Pelagic larval duration and geographic distribution of tropical eastern Pacific snappers (Pisces: Lutjanidae) by Zapata, Fernando A., Herrón, Pilar A.

“…To test the hypothesis that pelagic larval duration (PLD) plays a role in the longitudinal dispersal of reef fishes, we examined the relationship between PLD…”
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An atypical corallum morphology in a species of Pocillopora by Rodriguez-Ramirez, A., Zapata, F. A.

“…Species of the genus Pocillopora are renowned for their remarkable morphological variability and phenotypic plasticity, which hamper progress in resolving…”
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Performance of Turkeys in Enrichment Environment with Perches and Outdoor Access under Tropical Conditions by González-Zapata, FA, Sanginés-García, JR, Piñero-Vázquez, ÁT, Velázquez-Madrazo, PA, Itzá-Ortíz, MF, Bello-Pérez, EV, Chay-Canul, AJ, Aguilar-Urquizo, E

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The Mid‐Domain Effect Revisited by Zapata, Fernando A., Gaston, Kevin J., Chown, Steven L.

“…We revisit the proposition that boundary constraints on species’ ranges cause species richness gradients (the mid‐domain effect [MDE] hypothesis). In the…”
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First record and impact of the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthasterplanci (Spinulosida: Acanthasteridae) on corals of Malpelo Island, Colombian Pacific by Narvaez, K, Zapata, F A

“…The crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, is a major coral predator widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region, where population outbreaks have…”
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Mid-term coral-algal dynamics and conservation status of a Gorgona Island (Tropical Eastern Pacific) coral reef by Zapata, Fernando A, Rodríguez-Ramírez, Alberto, Caro-Zambrano, Carlos, Garzón-Ferreira, Jaime

“…Colombian coral reefs, as other reefs worldwide, have deteriorated significantly during the last few decades due to both natural and anthropogenic…”
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First record and impact of the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci (Spinulosida: Acanthasteridae) on corals of Malpelo Island, Colombian Pacific by Narváez, Krupskaya, Zapata, Fernando A

“…The crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, is a major coral predator widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific region, where population outbreaks have…”
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Enzyme- and immuno-histochemical study of the thymic stroma in the rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri, Richardson by Castillo, A, Razquin, B E, Lopez-Fierro, P, Alvarez, F, Zapata, A, Villena, A J

“…Owing to the lack of data about thymic non-lymphoid cells in fish we decided to perform a histochemical characterization of these cells in order to ascertain…”
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