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Labridae

Known as: Callyodontidae, Scaridae, parrotfishes 
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2016
Review
2016
Integrating ecological roles and trophic diversification on coral reefs: multiple lines of evidence identify parrotfishes as microphages
Coral reef ecosystems are remarkable for their high productivity in nutrient-poor waters. A high proportion of primary production… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Early post-settlement mortality and the structure of coral assemblages
Events occurring early in life history can have profound effects on the structure of populations and communities. In particular… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Differences in fish-assemblage structure between fished and unfished atolls in the northern Line Islands, central Pacific
We describe the abundance, biomass, size composition, and trophic structure of fish assemblages of shallow (10 m depth) fore reef… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Sleeping Functional Group Drives Coral-Reef Recovery
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The impact of exploiting grazers (Scaridae) on the dynamics of Caribbean coral reefs.
Coral reefs provide a number of ecosystem services including coastal defense from storms, the generation of building materials… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Revisiting the catastrophic die-off of the urchin Diadema antillarum on Caribbean coral reefs: Fresh insights on resilience from a simulation model
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Patterns in the distribution of fish communities across the Central Great Barrier Reef
SummaryChanges in the structure of fish communities along a transect from the Australian mainland to the Coral Sea, in the… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Locomotion in labrid fishes: implications for habitat use and cross-shelf biogeography on the Great Barrier Reef
Abstract Coral reefs exhibit marked zonation patterns within single reefs and across continental shelves. For sessile organisms… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Synergisms in Plant Defenses against Herbivores: Interactions of Chemistry, Calcification, and Plant Quality
Many tropical seaweeds and benthic invertebrates produce both secondary metabolites and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) particles or… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
A functional analysis of grazing in parrotfishes (family Scaridae): the ecological implications
SynopsisThe assumption that parrotfishes represent a single group of grazing herbivores is addressed by morphological, functional… 
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