Results of an investigation of parasite communities infecting lionfish (Pterois volitans) in their native range, Guam and the Philippines, and in their invaded range, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands.
Results of an investigation of the parasite communities infecting lionfish (Pterois volitans) at two sites in their native range, Guam and the Philippines, and at two sites in their invaded range, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands.
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Sikkel, P.C., L.J. Tuttle, K. Cure, A.I. Dove, J. Passarelli, J.T. McIlwain, and M.A. Hixon. In preparation. Enemy release hypothesis tested: native Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans) have more parasites than invasive Atlantic lionfish. (To be submitted to Biological Invasions).
Tuttle, L.J., P.C. Sikkel, E.A. Williams, L. Bunkley-Williams, A.I. Dove, and M.A. Hixon. In preparation. Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) have fewer parasites than native piscivorous fishes found on the same Atlantic reefs. (To be submitted to Marine Ecology Progress Series).
Hixon, M., Sikkel, P., Tuttle, L. (2013) Results of an investigation of parasite communities infecting lionfish (Pterois volitans) in their native range, Guam and the Philippines, and in their invaded range, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2013-04-03 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.3894.1 [access date]
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