Pelagic larval duration is similar across 23° of latitude for two species of butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae) in eastern Australia

Booth, DJ; Parkinson, K

Pelagic larval duration is similar across 23° of latitude for two species of butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae) in eastern Australia

Booth, DJ

Parkinson, K

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Coral Reefs, 2011, 30 (4), pp. 1071 - 1075
Issue Date:: 2011-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Booth, DJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8256-1412	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Parkinson, K	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Coral Reefs, 2011, 30 (4), pp. 1071 - 1075	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0722-4028	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/18155
dc.description.abstract	Duration of the pelagic phase of benthic marine fishes has been related to dispersal distance, with longer pelagic larval duration (PLD) expected to result in greater dispersal potential. Here, we examine PLDs of 2 species of coral-reef butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga and C. flavirostris) across latitudes (14°S-37°S) along the Great Barrier Reef into south-eastern Australia; we predict that PLD will be higher for fish collected below the breeding latitudes of 24°S. For C. auriga, apart from significantly longer PLDs at Lord Howe Island and Jervis Bay (means of 54 and 52 days, respectively), all locations had similar PLDs (mean 41 days). For C. flavirostris, there was no significant location effect on PLD (mean 41.5 days); however, PLD at Lord Howe Island was 58 days with high variance precluding significance. Also, there was no significant variation in PLD among years for either species despite considerable variation in East Australian Current strength. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Coral Reefs	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s00338-011-0815-6	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	en_US
dc.title	Pelagic larval duration is similar across 23° of latitude for two species of butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae) in eastern Australia	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	30	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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Abstract:

Duration of the pelagic phase of benthic marine fishes has been related to dispersal distance, with longer pelagic larval duration (PLD) expected to result in greater dispersal potential. Here, we examine PLDs of 2 species of coral-reef butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga and C. flavirostris) across latitudes (14°S-37°S) along the Great Barrier Reef into south-eastern Australia; we predict that PLD will be higher for fish collected below the breeding latitudes of 24°S. For C. auriga, apart from significantly longer PLDs at Lord Howe Island and Jervis Bay (means of 54 and 52 days, respectively), all locations had similar PLDs (mean 41 days). For C. flavirostris, there was no significant location effect on PLD (mean 41.5 days); however, PLD at Lord Howe Island was 58 days with high variance precluding significance. Also, there was no significant variation in PLD among years for either species despite considerable variation in East Australian Current strength. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.

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