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• Spatial distribution of parrotfishes and groupers in an Okinawan coral reef: size-related associations in relation to habitat characteristics.

  Author:Atsushi NanamiFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 3, 20217,847 words Article 1370LParrotfishes (Labridae: Scarini) and groupers (Epinephelidae) are important fish groups that are regarded as the fisheries targets of primary importance in coral reefs. In order to establish ecosystem-based management of...

• On the Fourth Diadema Species (Diadema-sp) from Japan

  Authors:Seinen Chow, Yoshikazu Kajigaya, Hiroaki Kurogi, Kentaro Niwa, Takuro Shibuno, Atsushi Nanami, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 23, 20143,714 words Article 1440LFour long-spined sea urchin species in the genus Diadema are known to occur around the Japanese Archipelago. Three species (D. savignyi, D. setosum, and D. paucispinum) are widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific Ocean....

• Spatial distributions, feeding ecologies, and behavioral interactions of four rabbitfish species (Siganus unimaculatus, S. virgatus, S. corallinus, and S. puellus)

  Author:Atsushi NanamiFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20, 20187,330 words Report 1440LClarifying the underlying mechanisms that enable closely related species to coexist in a particular environment is a fundamental aspect of ecology. Coral reefs support a high diversity of marine organisms, among which...

• Quantitative analysis of distribution of Lutjanus fishes (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) by market surveys in the Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa, Japan

  Authors:Tamaki Shimose and Atsushi NanamiFrom:Pacific Science (Vol. 67, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20133,181 words Report 1430LDistribution patterns of Lutjanus fishes (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) in the Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa, Japan, were quantitatively investigated by fish market surveys in Okinawa Island (26[degrees] N, 127[degrees] E) and...

• Parrotfish grazing ability: interspecific differences in relation to jaw-lever mechanics and relative weight of adductor mandibulae on an Okinawan coral reef

  Author:Atsushi NanamiFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 1, 20166,000 words Article 1330LParrotfishes (family Labridae: Scarini) are regarded to have important roles for maintaining the ecosystem balance in coral reefs due to their removal of organic matter and calcic substrates by grazing. The purpose of...

• Pair formation, home range, and spatial variation in density, size and social status in blotched foxface Siganus unimaculatus on an Okinawan coral reef

  Author:Atsushi NanamiFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 24, 20155,720 words Article 1250LThe present study examined pair formation, spatial pattern of home range and spatial variation in density, size and social status of blotched foxface Siganus unimaculatus (family Siganidae) on an Okinawan coral reef. Of...

• Spawning aggregation of white-streaked grouper Epinephelus ongus: spatial distribution and annual variation in the fish density within a spawning ground

  Authors:Atsushi Nanami, Taku Sato, Yuuki Kawabata, and Junichi OkuyamaFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 14, 20177,536 words Article 1490LWhite-streaked grouper (Epinephelus ongus) is an important fisheries target and forms spawning aggregations at particular spawning grounds. The aims of the present study were to investigate the ecological...

• Spatial distribution and feeding substrate of butterflyfishes (family Chaetodontidae) on an Okinawan coral reef.

  Author:Atsushi NanamiFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 4, 20209,425 words Article 1400LCoral reefs support diverse communities, and relationships among organisms within these communities are quite complex. Among the relationships, clarifying the habitat association and foraging substrate selection relative...

• Spawning migration and returning behavior of white-streaked grouper Epinephelus ongus determined by acoustic telemetry

  Authors:Atsushi Nanami, Yuuki Kawabata, Taku Sato, Tomofumi Yamaguchi, Ryo Kawabe, and Kiyoshi SoyanoFrom:Marine Biology (Vol. 161, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20145,689 words Report 1340LWhite-streaked grouper (Epinephelus ongus) is an important fishery target that forms fish spawning aggregations (FSAs) at specific spawning grounds. The aims of the present study were to investigate migration behavior...

• Use of a gyroscope/accelerometer data logger to identify alternative feeding behaviours in fish

  Authors:Yuuki Kawabata, Atsushi Nanami, Yuuki Nakashima, Takuji Noda, Taku Sato, and Takayuki TakebeFrom:Journal of Experimental Biology (Vol. 217, Issue 18) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 15, 2014152 words Author abstract, Rep...

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