Hypothesizing novel mating behaviours in the squaretail grouper based on direct behavioural observations

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Documenting inverse size assortment and alternative reproductive tactics in a high density spawning aggregation

1. False observations of spawning events involving a single male with multiple females
2. No empirical evidence of single male – multiple female spawning in P. areolatus, groupers, or any other coral reef fish
3. No theoretical support for single male – multiple female spawning in broadcast spawning fishes
4. Insufficient evidence that observations were made during the actual spawning period
5. No evidence of “inverse size-assortment” due to invalid methods used to estimate courtship rates

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