Dr Ciemon Caballes ~ Research Associate: Functional Ecology of Reef Systems

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Journal Articles

• Burn D, Matthews S, Caballes C, Chandler J and Pratchett M (2020) Biogeographical variation in diurnal behaviour of Acanthaster planci versus Acanthaster cf. solaris. PLoS ONE, 15 (2), Article: e0228796, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0228796.
• Cowan Z, Ling S, Caballes C, Dworjanyn S and Pratchett M (2020) Crown-of-thorns starfish larvae are vulnerable to predation even in the presence of alternative prey. Coral Reefs, 39, pp. 293-303, DOI:10.1007/s00338-019-01890-w.
• Pratchett M, Caballes C, Newman S, Wilson S, Messmer V and Pratchett D (2020) Bleaching susceptibility of aquarium corals collected across northern Australia. Coral Reefs, 39, pp. 663-673, DOI:10.1007/s00338-020-01939-1.
• Wilmes J, Caballes C, Cowan Z, Hoey A, Lang B, Messmer V and Pratchett M (2018) Contributions of pre- versus post-settlement processes to fluctuating abundance of crown-of-thorns starfishes ( Acanthaster spp.). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 135, pp. 332-345, DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.07.006.
• Caballes C, Pratchett M and Buck A (2017) Interactive effects of endogenous and exogenous nutrition on larval development for crown-cf-thorns starfish. Diversity and Distributions, 9 (1), Article: 15, DOI:10.3390/d9010015.
• Caballes C and Pratchett M (2017) Environmental and biological cues for spawning in the crown-of-thorns starfish. PLoS ONE, 12 (3), Article: e0173964, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0173964.
• Caballes C, Pratchett M, Raymundo M and Rivera-Posada J (2017) Environmental tipping points for sperm motility, fertilization, and embryonic development in the crown-of-thorns starfish. Diversity, 9 (1), Article: 10, pp. 1-18, DOI:10.3390/d9010010.
• Cowan Z, Ling S, Dworjanyn S, Caballes C and Pratchett M (2017) Interspecific variation in potential importance of planktivorous damselfishes as predators of Acanthaster sp. eggs. Coral Reefs, 36 (2), pp. 653-661, DOI:10.1007/s00338-017-1556-y.
• Pratchett M, Caballes C, Wilmes J, Matthews S, Mellin C, Sweatman H, Nadler L, Brodie J, Thompson C, Hoey J, Bos A, Byrne M, Messmer V, V. Fortunato S, Chen C, Buck A, Babcock R and Uthicke S (2017) Thirty years of research on crown-of-thorns starfish (1986-2016): scientific advances and emerging opportunities. Diversity, 9 (4), DOI:10.3390/d9040041.
• Pratchett M, Cowan Z, Nadler L, Caballes C, Hoey A, Messmer V, Fletcher C, Westcott D and Ling S (2017) Body size and substrate type modulate movement by the western Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster solaris. PLoS ONE, 12 (9), Article: e0180805, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0180805.
• Pratchett M, Dworjanyn S, Mos B, Caballes C, Thompson C and Blowes S (2017) Larval survivorship and settlement of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) at varying algal cell densities. Diversity, 9 (1), Article: 2, pp. 1-11, DOI:10.3390/d9010002.
• Caballes C, Pratchett M, Kerr A and Rivera-Posada J (2016) The role of maternal nutrition on oocyte size and quality, with respect to early larval development in the coral-eating starfish, Acanthaster planci. PLoS ONE, 11 (6), Article: e0158007, pp. 1-21, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0158007.

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 21+ research outputs authored by Dr Ciemon Caballes from 2013 onwards.

Advisory Accreditation:

These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Habitat suitability and patterns of larval settlement for crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) in the western Pacific (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Effective Sampling of Acanthaster cf.Solaris to provide early Warning of New and Renewed Outbreaks (Masters , Secondary Advisor)
• Biology and Ecology of Australian Aquarium Corals: Information needed to Secure the Sustainability of ongoing Wild Harvest of Scleractinian Corals (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• The Effect of Ocean Warming on the Behaviour and Fitness of Post-settlement Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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• Pratchett, M. (2020) Gamete concentrations and gonad index for Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish. James Cook University
• Caballes, C. (2016) The role of maternal nutrition on oocyte size and quality, with respect to early larval development in the coral-eating starfish, Acanthaster planci. James Cook University

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