Body condition of the coral-dwelling fish Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) following host colony bleaching

D. J. Coker; J. P. Nowicki; M. S. Pratchett

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Body condition of the coral-dwelling fish Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) following host colony bleaching

D. J. Coker^*, J. P. Nowicki, M. S. Pratchett

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Biological, Environmental Sciences and Engineering

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Abstract

Coral bleaching and degradation often results in the depletion of abundance of many reef fishes. However, the effects of coral degradation on coral habitat dependent fishes are poorly understood. Hence, in this study we examine the sublethal effects of coral bleaching on the physiological condition of Dascyllus aruanus, an obligate coral-dwelling damselfish. The results of this study showed that fish associated with bleached coral habitat showed similar levels of hepatocyte vacuolation compared to individuals associated with healthy colonies.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	691-695
Number of pages	5
Journal	Environmental Biology of Fishes
Volume	98
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-014-0277-0
State	Published - Feb 2015

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Funding Information:
This study was funded by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. We thank Lizard Island Research Station and Dominique McCowan for field support and Sue Riley for laboratory assistance. Ethics approval A1594.

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© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.

Keywords

Climate change
Habitat degradation
Physiological condition
Sublethal

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Aquatic Science

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Body condition of the coral-dwelling fish Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) following host colony bleaching

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