Which of the following best describes the consequences of white-band disease in Caribbean coral reefs?
A) Staghorn coral has been decimated by the pathogen, and Elkhorn coral has taken its place.
B) Key habitat for lobsters, snappers, and other reef fishes has improved.
C) Algal species take the place of the dead coral, and the fish community is dominated by herbivores.
D) Algal species take over and the overall reef diversity increases due to increases in primary productivity.
E) Other coral species take the place of the affected Staghorn and Elkhorn species.
Black flies are blood-sucking insects who vector disease, like River Blindness, while feeding on hum
A 3-tonne (3.0-long-ton; 3.3-short-ton) great white shark off Isla Guadalupe
Raynaud’s disease.
Patients with celiac disease must maintain a gluten-free diet. Many gluten-free items are widely ...
The consequences of the intensity of natural selection on allele frequency.
The functional consequences of mutation