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Jean-Paul A. Hobbs

Jean-Paul A. Hobbs

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
38
Citations
10089
World Ranking
6509
National Ranking
514

Best Publications

  • Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals

    Terry P. Hughes;James T. Kerry;Mariana Álvarez-Noriega;Jorge G. Álvarez-Romero

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene.

    Terry Hughes;Kristen D. Anderson;Sean R. Connolly;Scott F. Heron;Scott F. Heron

  • A review of contemporary patterns of endemism for shallow water reef fauna in the Red Sea

    Joseph D. DiBattista;Joseph D. DiBattista;May B. Roberts;Jessica Bouwmeester;Jessica Bouwmeester;Brian W. Bowen

  • Social–environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene

    Emily S Darling;Emily S Darling;Emily S Darling;Tim R McClanahan;Joseph Maina;Georgina G Gurney

  • On the origin of endemic species in the Red Sea

    Joseph D. DiBattista;Joseph D. DiBattista;J. Howard Choat;Michelle R. Gaither;Michelle R. Gaither;Jean-Paul A. Hobbs

  • A critical analysis of the direct effects of dredging on fish

    Amelia S. Wenger;Euan Harvey;Shaun Wilson;Chris Rawson

  • Marine hybrid hotspot at Indo-Pacific biogeographic border

    Jean-Paul A Hobbs;Ashley J Frisch;Gerald R Allen;Lynne Van Herwerden

  • Reassessing the trophic role of reef sharks as apex predators on coral reefs

    Ashley J. Frisch;Matthew Ireland;Justin R. Rizzari;Oona M. Lönnstedt;Oona M. Lönnstedt

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

    Andrew S. Hoey;Emily Howells;Jacob L. Johansen;Jean Paul A. Hobbs

  • Intraspecific competition controls spatial distribution and social organisation of the coral-dwelling goby Gobiodon histrio

    J.-P. A. Hobbs;P. L. Munday

  • Aromatase pathway mediates sex change in each direction

    Frederiecke J. Kroon;Philip L. Munday;David A. Westcott;Jean-Paul A. Hobbs

  • Hybridisation on coral reefs and the conservation of evolutionary novelty

    Zoe T. Richards;Jean-Paul A. Hobbs

  • Rarity and extinction risk in coral reef angelfishes on isolated islands: interrelationships among abundance, geographic range size and specialisation

    Jean-Paul A. Hobbs;G. P. Jones;P. L. Munday

  • When biogeographical provinces collide: Hybridization of reef fishes at the crossroads of marine biogeographical provinces in the Arabian Sea

    Joseph D. DiBattista;Joseph D. DiBattista;Luiz A. Rocha;Jean‐Paul A. Hobbs;Song He

  • Reef fish hybridization: lessons learnt from butterflyfishes (genus Chaetodon)

    Stefano R. Montanari;Lynne van Herwerden;Morgan S. Pratchett;Jean-Paul A. Hobbs

  • Does genetic distance between parental species influence outcomes of hybridization among coral reef butterflyfishes

    Stefano R. Montanari;Stefano R. Montanari;Jean‐Paul A. Hobbs;Morgan S. Pratchett;Line K. Bay

  • Taxonomic, Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Bleaching in Anemones Inhabited by Anemonefishes

    Jean-Paul A. Hobbs;Jean-Paul A. Hobbs;Ashley J. Frisch;Benjamin M. Ford;Michele Thums;Michele Thums

  • Effects of spearfishing on reef fish populations in a multi-use conservation area.

    Ashley J. Frisch;Andrew J. Cole;Jean-Paul A. Hobbs;Justin R. Rizzari

  • The state of Western Australia’s coral reefs

    James P. Gilmour;James P. Gilmour;Kylie L. Cook;Nicole M. Ryan;Marjetta L. Puotinen

  • Hybridization of reef fishes at the Indo-Pacific biogeographic barrier: a case study

    A. D. Marie;A. D. Marie;L. van Herwerden;J. H. Choat;J. P. A. Hobbs

  • Social induction of maturation and sex determination in a coral reef fish.

    Jean-Paul A. Hobbs;Philip L. Munday;Geoffrey P. Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph D. DiBattista
Joseph D. DiBattista Griffith University
Ashley J. Frisch
Ashley J. Frisch Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Michael L. Berumen
Michael L. Berumen King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Morgan S. Pratchett
Morgan S. Pratchett James Cook University
Lynne van Herwerden
Lynne van Herwerden James Cook University
Zoe Richards
Zoe Richards Curtin University
Stephen J. Newman
Stephen J. Newman Government of Western Australia
Shaun K. Wilson
Shaun K. Wilson Australian Institute of Marine Science
Andrew S. Hoey
Andrew S. Hoey James Cook University
Michael G. Gardner
Michael G. Gardner Flinders University

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