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Chemical defense and aposematic coloration in larvae of the ascidian Ecteinascidia turbinata
| Title: | Chemical defense and aposematic coloration in larvae of the ascidian Ecteinascidia turbinata. |
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| Name(s): |
Young, Craig M., creator Bingham, Brian L., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1987 | |
| Publisher: | Springer | |
| Extent: | 7 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3333096 (digitool), FADT3333096 (IID), fau:6228 (fedora), 10.1007/BF00397972 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
In the coastal waters of Florida (USA) tadpole larvae of the colonial ascidian Ecteinascidia turbinata contain chemicals which make them unpalatable to planktivorous juvenile pinfish Lagodon rhomboides. Experiments demonstrate that the bright organe color of E. turbinata tadpoles is aposematic. Fish that have recently tasted larvae of E. turbinata will not attack the palatable tadpoles of Clavelina oblonga when the latter are dyed organe to resemble larvae of E. turbinata. Tadpoles of E. turbinata that have been mouthed and rejected by fish generally survive to complete a normal metamorphosis. Individual selection explains the evolution of aposematic coloration in E. turbinata better than kin selection. This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.springerlink.com and may be cited as: Young, C. M., & Bingham, B. L. (1987). Chemical defense and aposematic coloration in larvae of the ascidian Ecteinascidia turbinata. Marine Biology, 96(4), 539-544. doi:10.1007/BF00397972 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #589. |
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| Subject(s): |
Ascidians Sea squirts Larvae--Defenses Aposematic coloration Chemical defenses, Animal |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3333096 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00397972 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1987 Springer | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
