Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences) articles from August 2005

Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences) archives from August 2005

Color patterns and associated behaviors in the kelp bass, Paralabrax clathratus (Teleostei: Serranidae).
August 1, 2005... Abstract.--Seasonal and ephemeral color patterns in the kelp bass, Paralabrax clathratus, were studied on Santa Catalina Island, California from April 2000 to September 2002. Adults were monochromatic for part of the year (calico phase) and...

The reef fish assemblage of the outer Los Angeles Federal Breakwater, 2002-2003.
August 1, 2005... Abstract.--The conspicuous and cryptic fish assemblage of the Los Angeles Federal Breakwater was assessed from 2002 to 2003. Thirty-five species were observed or collected during the study period. The assemblage of cryptic fishes was composed...

Structure and composition of the polychaete community from Bahia San Quintin, Pacific Coast of Baja California, Mexico.
August 1, 2005... Abstract.--The diversity patterns of the polychaete fauna from a Pacific coastal lagoon were described. Polychaetes were collected in 1995 and 1998. This lagoon is formed by 2 arms: the western arm named Bahia Falsa and the eastern arm named...

Composition of the epifaunal community associated with the seagrass Zostera marina in San Quintin Bay, Baja California.
August 1, 2005... Abstract.--The epifaunal community associated with eelgrass beds in San Quintin Bay, Baja California, Mexico, was studied from April to November 1993. Taxonomic identification, univariate community descriptors, and biomass data were obtained...