2014
DOI: 10.3354/meps11021
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Gender-specific benefits of eating eggs at resident reef fish spawning aggregation sites

Abstract: Food resource availability has a fundamental role in shaping consumer populations through changes in energy intake. Tropical reef fish spawning aggregations provide a resource pulse for reef-based planktonic egg predators, and an opportunity to quantify the energetic repercussions of natural changes in food availability in tropical reef fishes. We examined the effects of the consumption of eggs from the broadcast spawning surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus on the allocation of energy to body condition, growth a… Show more

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“…However, in nature many fish aggregations sites are used by many species, and such aggregations include a variety of trophic groups and interactions. These include egg predators exploiting the products of spawning aggregations [1, 19, 23], and large aggregations of reef fish that represent prey for larger predators which also congregate at such sites [4, 5, 24]. Finally, through defecation, reef-fish aggregations can subsidise nutrient inputs to reef ecosystems [25, 26] or directly augment food resources [27].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…However, in nature many fish aggregations sites are used by many species, and such aggregations include a variety of trophic groups and interactions. These include egg predators exploiting the products of spawning aggregations [1, 19, 23], and large aggregations of reef fish that represent prey for larger predators which also congregate at such sites [4, 5, 24]. Finally, through defecation, reef-fish aggregations can subsidise nutrient inputs to reef ecosystems [25, 26] or directly augment food resources [27].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%