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  1. Biogeographical variation in diurnal behaviour of Acanthaster planci versus Acanthaster cf. solaris

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2020, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  2. Spatial and Temporal Variation in Fecundity of Acropora spp. in the Northern Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Diversity, April 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  3. Changes in sociality of butterflyfishes linked to population declines and coral loss

    Article • Coral Reefs, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  4. Plasticity in Three-Dimensional Geometry of Branching Corals Along a Cross-Shelf Gradient

    Article • Diversity, March 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  5. Latitudinal and seasonal variation in space use by a large, predatory reef fish, Plectropomus leopardus

    Article • Functional Ecology, January 2019, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  6. Limited Cross-Shelf Variation in the Growth of Three Branching Corals on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Diversity, November 2018, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  7. Contributions of pre- versus post-settlement processes to fluctuating abundance of crown-of-thorns starfishes (Acanthaster spp.)

    Article • Marine Pollution Bulletin, October 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  8. Limited Cross-Shelf Variation in the Growth of Three Branching Corals on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    Article • September 2018, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  9. Mass coral bleaching causes biotic homogenization of reef fish assemblages

    Article • Global Change Biology, April 2018, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  10. Body size and substrate type modulate movement by the western Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster solaris

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2017, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  11. 30 Years of Research on Crown-of-thorns Starfish (1986-2016): Scientific Advances and Emerging Opportunities

    Article • August 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  12. Age and Growth of An Outbreaking Acanthaster cf. solaris Population within the Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Diversity, March 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  13. Microsatellites Reveal Genetic Homogeneity among Outbreak Populations of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Diversity, March 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  14. Interactive Effects of Endogenous and Exogenous Nutrition on Larval Development for Crown-Of-Thorns Starfish

    Article • Diversity, March 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  15. Variation in Incidence and Severity of Injuries among Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Diversity, February 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  16. Effects of climate change on coral grouper (Plectropomus spp.) and possible adaptation options

    Article • Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  17. Environmental Tipping Points for Sperm Motility, Fertilization, and Embryonic Development in the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster cf. solaris

    Article • December 2016, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  18. Larval Survivorship and Settlement of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) at Varying Chlorophyll Concentrations

    Article • November 2016, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  19. Predation on crown-of-thorns starfish larvae by damselfishes

    Article • Coral Reefs, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  20. Recent Advances in Understanding the Effects of Climate Change on Coral Reefs

    Article • Diversity, May 2016, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  21. Species-specific declines in the linear extension of branching corals at a subtropical reef, Lord Howe Island

    Article • Coral Reefs, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  22. Abundance, diversity, and feeding behavior of coral reef butterflyfishes at Lord Howe Island

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, September 2014, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  23. Spatial Variation in Background Mortality among Dominant Coral Taxa on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2014, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  24. Foraging in corallivorous butterflyfish varies with wave exposure

    Article • Coral Reefs, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  25. Intraspecific Variation in Physiological Condition of Reef-Building Corals Associated with Differential Levels of Chronic Disturbance

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2014, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  26. Enigmatic declines of Australia’s sea snakes from a biodiversity hotspot

    Article • Biological Conservation, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  27. The Origins and Diversification of Coral Reef Butterflyfishes

    Article • September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David R Bellwood, Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  28. Susceptibility of Butterflyfish to Habitat Disturbance

    Article • September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  29. Harvesting of Butterflyfishes for Aquarium and Artisanal Fisheries

    Article • September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  30. Hybridisation Among Butterflyfishes

    Article • September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  31. Feeding Preferences and Dietary Specialisation Among Obligate Coral-Feeding Butterflyfishes

    Article • September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  32. Diversity in Diet and Feeding Behaviour of Butterflyfishes

    Article • September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  33. Importance of live coral habitat for reef fishes

    Article • Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  34. Changes in Bleaching Susceptibility among Corals Subject to Ocean Warming and Recurrent Bleaching in Moorea, French Polynesia

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2013, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  35. The Influence of Coral Reef Benthic Condition on Associated Fish Assemblages

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2012, PLOS

    Professor David R Bellwood, Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  36. Specialization in habitat use by coral reef damselfishes and their susceptibility to habitat loss

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, July 2012, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  37. Influence of dietary specialization and resource availability on geographical variation in abundance of butterflyfish

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, June 2012, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  38. Temperature-growth performance curves for a coral reef fish, Acanthochromis polyacanthus

    Article • Galaxea Journal of Coral Reef Studies, January 2012, Japanese Coral Reef Society

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  39. Reef fish hybridization: lessons learnt from butterflyfishes (genusChaetodon)

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, December 2011, Wiley

    Mr Stefano Roberto Montanari, Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  40. Consumption of tabular acroporid corals by reef fishes: a comparison with plant-herbivore interactions

    Article • Functional Ecology, November 2011, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  41. Geographic variation in resource use by specialist versus generalist butterflyfishes

    Article • Ecography, November 2011, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  42. High Macroalgal Cover and Low Coral Recruitment Undermines the Potential Resilience of the World's Southernmost Coral Reef Assemblages

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2011, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  43. Changes in Biodiversity and Functioning of Reef Fish Assemblages following Coral Bleaching and Coral Loss

    Article • Diversity, August 2011, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  44. The use of specialisation indices to predict vulnerability of coral-feeding butterflyfishes to environmental change

    Article • Oikos, July 2011, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  45. Comparative Effects of Different Disturbances in Coral Reef Habitats in Moorea, French Polynesia

    Article • Journal of Marine Biology, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  46. Coral-feeding fishes slow progression of black-band disease

    Article • Coral Reefs, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  47. Climate change and the future for coral reef fishes

    Article • Fish and Fisheries, September 2008, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  48. Trade-offs associated with dietary specialization in corallivorous butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae: Chaetodon)

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, December 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  49. Small-scale variability in the size structure of scleractinian corals around Moorea, French Polynesia: patterns across depths and locations

    Article • Hydrobiologia, June 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  50. Feeding Preferences of Acanthaster planci (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) under Controlled Conditions of Food Availability

    Article • Pacific Science, January 2007, Project Muse

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  51. Recovery without resilience: persistent disturbance and long-term shifts in the structure of fish and coral communities at Tiahura Reef, Moorea

    Article • Coral Reefs, August 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  52. Is there a reproductive basis to solitary living versus pair-formation in coral reef fishes?

    Article • Coral Reefs, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  53. Dietary overlap among coral-feeding butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae) at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Marine Biology, August 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  54. Dynamics of an outbreak population of Acanthaster planci at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef (1995–1999)

    Article • Coral Reefs, July 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  55. Spatial structure of coral reef fish communities in the Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan

    Article • Oceanologica Acta, November 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  56. An infectious disease in crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Coral Reefs, September 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  57. Effects of climate change on coral reef fishes

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett