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Reproductive biology of the commercial sea cucumber Parastichopus californicus (Stimpson) (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). II. Observations on the ecology of development, recruitment and the juvenile life stage
| Title: | Reproductive biology of the commercial sea cucumber Parastichopus californicus (Stimpson) (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). II. Observations on the ecology of development, recruitment and the juvenile life stage. |
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| Name(s): |
Cameron, J. Lane, creator Fankboner, P. V., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1989 | |
| Publisher: | Elsevier B.V. | |
| Extent: | 26 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3353823 (digitool), FADT3353823 (IID), fau:6632 (fedora), 10.1016/0022-0981(89)90208-6 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Evidence from in vitro culture of embryos and larvae of Parastichopuscalifornicus (Stimpson) suggests that asynchronization of development through metamorphosis and settlement results in a variable pelagic period for larvae within a particular cohort. Additionally, considerable variation in size of 0 + yr recruits observed in situ may indicate that settlement had occurred continuously for some months within the population studied. Recruitment of at least seven species of echinoderms (including P. californicus) was observed at distinct sites that were notably free of the predatory sea stars Solaster dawsoni (Verrill), S. stimpsoni (Verrill), and S. endeca (L.). The final published version of this manuscript is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00220981 and may be cited as: Cameron, J. L., & Fankboner, P. V. (1989). Reproductive biology of the commercial sea cucumber Parastichopus californicus (Stimpson) (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). II. Observations on the ecology of development, recruitment and the juvenile life stage. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 127(1), 43-67.doi:10.1016/0022-0981(89)90208-6 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #656. |
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| Subject(s): |
Parastichopus californicus Sea cucumbers--Ecology Reproductive biology Juvenile animals Holothuroidea Echinodermata |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353823 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(89)90208-6 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1989 Elsevier B.V. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
