| length-based assessment of coral reef fish populations in the main and northwestern hawaiian islands. | the coral reef fish community of hawaii is composed of hundreds of species, supports a multimillion dollar fishing and tourism industry, and is of great cultural importance to the local population. however, a major stock assessment of hawaiian coral reef fish populations has not yet been conducted. here we used the robust indicator variable "average length in the exploited phase of the population ([formula: see text])", estimated from size composition data from commercial fisheries trip reports ... | 2015 | 26267473 |
| where are they now? the fates of two genetic lineages in an introduced hawaiian reef fish. | humans, both wittingly and unwittingly, have been transporting marine organisms beyond their native ranges for centuries (ruiz et al. 1997). a central challenge of invasion biology is to identify the factors that determine whether introduced species fail to become established, become benign members of a community, or spread so far and reach such densities as to be considered invasive. organismal features such as physiological tolerance, niche breadth and fecundity are critical, but by themselves ... | 2010 | 20456222 |
| candidatus renichlamydia lutjani, a gram-negative bacterium in internal organs of blue-striped snapper lutjanus kasmira from hawaii. | the blue-striped snapper lutjanus kasmira (perciformes, lutjanidae) are cosmopolitan in the indo-pacific but were introduced into oahu, hawaii, usa, in the 1950s and have since colonized most of the archipelago. studies of microparasites in blue-striped snappers from hawaii revealed chlamydia-like organisms (clo) infecting the spleen and kidney, characterized by intracellular basophilic granular inclusions containing gram-negative and gimenez-positive bacteria similar in appearance to epithelioc ... | 2012 | 22535875 |