Extraordinary Aggressive Behavior from the Giant Coral Reef Fish, Bolbometopon muricatum, in a Remote Marine Reserve

Roldan C. Muñoz; Brian J. Zgliczynski; Joseph L. Laughlin; Bradford Z. Teer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038120

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Extraordinary Aggressive Behavior from the Giant Coral Reef Fish, Bolbometopon muricatum, in a Remote Marine Reserve

Roldan C. Muñoz ,

* E-mail: roldan.munoz@noaa.gov

Affiliation National Marine Fisheries Service, Beaufort Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States of America
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Brian J. Zgliczynski,

Affiliation Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Joseph L. Laughlin,

Affiliation Mariculture Hawaii LLC, Ashland, Oregon, United States of America
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Bradford Z. Teer

Affiliation National Marine Fisheries Service, Beaufort Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States of America
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Extraordinary Aggressive Behavior from the Giant Coral Reef Fish, Bolbometopon muricatum, in a Remote Marine Reserve

Roldan C. Muñoz,
Brian J. Zgliczynski,
Joseph L. Laughlin,
Bradford Z. Teer

Published: June 6, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038120

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Extraordinary Aggressive Behavior from the Giant Coral Reef Fish, Bolbometopon muricatum, in a Remote Marine Reserve

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