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Spawning behaviors of northeast Pacific sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata)
| Title: | Spawning behaviors of northeast Pacific sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata). |
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| Name(s): |
McEuen, F. S., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1988 | |
| Publisher: | Springer | |
| Extent: | 22 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3333116 (digitool), FADT3333116 (IID), fau:6238 (fedora), 10.1007/BF00391548 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Spawning behaviors observed from May 1981 through August 1983 in the laboratory and field are described and compared for twelve species of northeast Pacific holothuroids collected from waters of the San Juan Archipelago, Washington. For many species, elevation of the anterior end, stretching of the introvert, tentacle waving, and swaying are behaviors commonly associated with gamete release. Less common activities include waving of introvert podia, waves of body wall contractions, errant males, aggregations, and pseudocopulation. This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.springerlink.com and may be cited as: McEuen, F. S. (1988). Spawning behaviors of northeast Pacific sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata). Marine Biology, 98(4), 565-585. doi:10.1007/BF00391548 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #644. |
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| Subject(s): |
Holothuroidea Sea cucumbers Echinodermata--Reproduction Spawning |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3333116 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00391548 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1988 Springer | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
