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Book Chapter

Bourne, David G, Smith, Hillary, and Page, Cathie (2022) Diseases of scleractinian corals. In: Rowley, Andrew F., Coates, Christopher J., and Whitten, Miranda W., (eds.) Invertebrate Pathology. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 77-108.

Thesis

Doll, Peter C. (2023) Processes and patterns in larval settlement of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris). PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Wilkinson, Adam (2021) Investigating potential co-factors of Fibropapillomatosis development in Chelonia mydas of the Great Barrier Reef. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Motson, Katie (2021) The effect of habitat degradation on parasitism of coral reef fishes. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Barton, Jonathan (2020) Mitigating the impact of the Acropora-eating flatworm, Prosthiostomum acroporae on captive Acropora coral colonies. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Wilmes, Jennifer Christina (2020) Spatial and temporal variation in the demography of early-stage juvenile Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) from Australia's Great Barrier Reef. PhD thesis, James Cook University.