The environment: A vector of phenotypic disparity during the settlement phase of coral reef fishes

• Published in: Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology Vol. 568; p. 151937
• Main Authors: Reynaud, Mathieu, Gairin, Emma, Lecchini, David, Laudet, Vincent, Frédérich, Bruno
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2023
• Subjects: Acanthurus; Acanthurus triostegus; acclimation; adults; community structure; Coral reefs; Development; fish; fish communities; Geometric morphometrics; geometry; Habitat; Metamorphosis; Moorea Island; morphometry; Ontogenetic trajectories; Ontogeny; oxygen; phenotype; sand; Coral reefs; Geometric morphometrics; Acanthurus triostegus; Ontogenetic trajectories; Development; Habitat; Ontogeny; Moorea Island; Metamorphosis

In coral reef fish, the transition from pelagic larvae to reef-associated juveniles is a complete metamorphosis in which coordinated physiological, morphological, and behavioural changes occur, enabling the fish to settle and grow in coastal habitats and then recruit into the adult population. Envir...