The peer reviewed articles below are either pre-press copies or open access documents.
Moran, D; Clements, K.D. (2002). Diet and endogenous carbohydrases in the temperate marine herbivorous fish Kyphosus sydneyanus. Journal of Fish Biology 60:1190-1203.
doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2002.tb01714.x ------- PDF of paper
Moran, D; Turner, S; Clements, K.D. (2005). Ontogenetic development of the gastrointestinal microbiota in the marine herbivorous fish Kyphosus sydneyanus. Microbial Ecology 49:590-597.
doi:10.1007/s00248-004-0097-4 ------- PDF of paper
Clements, K.D.; Pasch, I.B.Y.; Moran, D.; Turner, S. (2005). Clostridia dominate 16S rRNA gene libraries prepared from the hindgut of temperate marine herbivorous fish. Marine Biology 150:1431-1440.
doi:10.1007/s00227-006-0443-9 ------- PDF of paper
Moran, D.; Smith, C. K.; Gara, B. G.; Poortenaar, C.W. (2007). Reproductive behaviour and egg development in yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi Valenciennes 1833). Aquaculture 262: 95-104.
doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.10.005 ------- PDF of paper
Moran, D.; Wells, R. M. G.; Gara, B. G. (2007). Energetics and metabolism of yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi Valenciennes 1833) during embryogenesis. Aquaculture 265: 359-369.
doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.02.003 ------- PDF of paper
Moran, D. (2007). Size heterogeneity, growth potential and aggression in juvenile yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi Valenciennes). Aquaculture Research 38: 1254-1264.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01769.x ------- PDF of paper
Moran, D., Wells, R.M.G., (2007). Ontogenetic scaling of fish metabolism in the mouse-to-elephant mass magnitude range. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology A, 148: 611-620.
doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.08.006 ------- PDF of paper
Moran, D., Wells, R.M.G., Pether, S.J., (2008). Low stress response exhibited by juvenile yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi Valenciennes) exposed to hypercapnic conditions associated with transportation. Aquaculture Research, 39:1399-1407.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.02009.x ------- PDF of paper
Moran, D., Pether, S.J., Lee, P.S., (2009). Growth, feed conversion and faecal discharge of yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) fed three commercial diets. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43:917-927 .
doi:0028–8330/09/4304–0917 ------- PDF of paper
Fülberth, M., Moran, D., Jarlbæk, H., Støttrup, J.G., (2009). Growth of juvenile Atlantic cod Gadus morhua in land-based recirculation systems. Effects of feeding regime, photoperiod and diet. Aquaculture, 292: 225-231.
doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.04.028 ------- PDF of paper