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"There were significantly more sergeant majors Abudefduf saxtalis at Sand Island than Pickles (S. Sponaugle & E. D’Alessandro unpubl. data); because this species is known to vocalize in the lowest frequencies (Maruska et al. 2007), this may have contributed to the greater amplitudes observed at this site."

Observation Environment Quotes

"Here, we analyze 14 mo recordings from 2 nearby coral reefs in the Florida Keys, USA, coupled with environmental data collected at a weather station situated between the 2 sites."

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"In contrast, Pickles had more redband parrotfish Sparisoma aurofrenatum, and the feeding sounds of parrotfish are important sources of mid-frequency noise on coral reefs (Lobel et al. 2010, Munger et al. 2011)."

Observation Environment Quotes

"Here, we analyze 14 mo recordings from 2 nearby coral reefs in the Florida Keys, USA, coupled with environmental data collected at a weather station situated between the 2 sites."