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Light induced larval release of a colonial ascidian
| Title: | Light induced larval release of a colonial ascidian. |
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| Name(s): |
Forward, Richard B., Jr., creator Welch, James M., creator Young, Craig M., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 2000 | |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science B.V. | |
| Extent: | 15 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3158773 (digitool), FADT3158773 (IID), fau:5600 (fedora), 10.1016/S0022-0981(00)00168-4 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Larval release and photobehavior were studied in the colonial ascidian Polyandrocarpa zorritensis. The test hypothesis was that if larval release is induced by light, then larvae should be attracted to settlement areas where light is sufficient for larval release. Light induced larval release but the time course varied with light intensity. As the intensity of either sunlight or blue-green light decreased (1) the time until the beginning of larval release (latency) became longer, (2) the mean time of larval release increased, and (3) the time interval over which larvae were released 12 increased. The final published version of this manuscript is available at www.elsevier.nl/locate/jembe. This article may be cited as: Forward Jr., R. B., Welch, J. M., & Young, C. M. (2000). Light induced larval release of a colonial ascidian. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 248(2), 225-238. doi:10.1016/S0022-0981(00)00168-4 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1340. |
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| Subject(s): |
Larvae Zooplankton Light Marine photography Botryllus schlosseri |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3158773 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-0981(00)00168-4 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©2000 Elsevier Science B.V. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
