Acanthaster planci — Literature

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  • Benzie, J., P. Dixon. 1994. The effects of sperm concentration, sperm:egg ratio, and gamete age on fertilization success in crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) in the laboratory. Biological Bulletin, 186 (2): 139.
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  • Hay, M., J. Parker, D. Burkepile, C. Caudill, A. Wilson, Z. Hallinan, A. Chequer. 2004. Mutualisms and aquatic community structure: The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 35: 175-197.
  • Humphreys, W.F. (1981). The echinoderms of Kenya's marine parks and adjacent regions. Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) Zoologische Documentatie 19. 39 pp.
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  • Johnson, L., R. Babcock. 1994. Temperature and the larval ecology of the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci. Biological Bulletin, 187 (3): 304.
  • Keesing, J., J. Lucas. 1992. Field measurement of feeding and movement rates of the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci (L.). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 156: 89–104.
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  • Mah, C. 2010. "WoRMS Taxon Details: Acanthaster planci" (On-line). World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species. Accessed May 24, 2011 at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213289.
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  • Stump, R. 1996. An investigation to describe the population dynamics of Acanthaster planci (L.) around Lizard Island, Cairns Section, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. CRC Reef Research Technical Report, 10: 1-56.
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