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A tale of two dogmas: the early historyof deep-sea reproductive biology.
Title
A tale of two dogmas: the early historyof deep-sea reproductive biology.
Creator
Young, Craig M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1994
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007452
Subject Headings
Deep-sea biology, Reproduction
Format
Document (PDF)
Reproduction and dispersal at vents and cold seeps
Title
Reproduction and dispersal at vents and cold seeps.
Creator
Tyler, Paul A., Young, Craig M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1999
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007239
Subject Headings
Reproduction, Hydrothermal vents, Deep-sea biology, Deep-sea animals, Animals--Dispersal
Format
Document (PDF)
The biology of external fertilization indeep-sea echinoderms
Title
The biology of external fertilization indeep-sea echinoderms.
Creator
Young, Craig M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1994
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007333
Subject Headings
Echinoderms, Fertilization (Biology), Spawning, Deep-sea biology, Benthos
Format
Document (PDF)
Algenwachstum in ozeanischen Tiefen [Plant life of the deep ocean realm]
Title
Algenwachstum in ozeanischen Tiefen [Plant life of the deep ocean realm].
Creator
Littler, Mark M., Littler, Diane S., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1994
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3342315
Subject Headings
Deep-sea biology, Algae--Growth, Aquatic plants
Format
Document (PDF)
Challenging the challenger: recent surprises in deep-sea reproduction
Title
Challenging the challenger: recent surprises in deep-sea reproduction.
Creator
Young, Craig M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1991
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3343819
Subject Headings
Reproductive biology, Deep-sea animals--Reproduction
Format
Document (PDF)
Modified sperm in echinoderms from the bathyal and abyssal zones of the deep sea
Title
Modified sperm in echinoderms from the bathyal and abyssal zones of the deep sea.
Creator
Eckelbarger, Kevin J., Young, Craig M., Cameron, J. Lane, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1988
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007192
Subject Headings
Echinodermata, Spermatozoa, Spermatozoa--Morphology--Variation, Deep-sea biology
Format
Document (PDF)
Vertical distribution correlates with pressure tolerances of early embryos in the deep-seaasteroid Plutonaster bifrons
Title
Vertical distribution correlates with pressure tolerances of early embryos in the deep-seaasteroid Plutonaster bifrons.
Creator
Young, Craig M., Tyler, Paul A., Gage, John D., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1995
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007234
Subject Headings
Deep-sea animals, Starfishes, Vertical distribution (Aquatic biology), Embryos
Format
Document (PDF)
Propagation and perception of bioluminescence: factors affecting counterillumination as a cryptic strategy
Title
Propagation and perception of bioluminescence: factors affecting counterillumination as a cryptic strategy.
Creator
Johnsen, Sonke, Widder, Edith A., Mobley, Curtis D., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
2004
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3171576
Subject Headings
Bioluminescence, Luminescent probes, Deep-sea animals, Photophores, Marine biology
Format
Document (PDF)
Larval development of the tropical deep-sea echinoid Aspidodiadema jacobyi: phylogenetic implications
Title
Larval development of the tropical deep-sea echinoid Aspidodiadema jacobyi: phylogenetic implications.
Creator
Young, Craig M., George, Sophie B., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
2000
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174236
Subject Headings
Echinidae, Sea urchins, Larvae, Deep-sea biology, Phylogeny
Format
Document (PDF)
Visual Adaptations of Ontogenetically Migrating Deep-Sea Crustaceans
Title
Visual Adaptations of Ontogenetically Migrating Deep-Sea Crustaceans.
Creator
Whitehill, Elizabeth A. G., Frank, Tamara M., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
Species that are ontogenetic migrators have early life stages (juveniles) that live shallower in the water column than the adults and therefore experience a brighter environment than the adults. This work provides evidence that juveniles and adults of the ontogenetically migrating crustacean species Gnathophausia ingens, Oplophorus gracilirostris, and Systellaspis debilis have evolved visual adaptations to their respective environments. The juveniles use apposition optics that provide greater...
Show moreSpecies that are ontogenetic migrators have early life stages (juveniles) that live shallower in the water column than the adults and therefore experience a brighter environment than the adults. This work provides evidence that juveniles and adults of the ontogenetically migrating crustacean species Gnathophausia ingens, Oplophorus gracilirostris, and Systellaspis debilis have evolved visual adaptations to their respective environments. The juveniles use apposition optics that provide greater resolution, whereas the adults use superposition optics that maximize sensitivity. These animals also have regional specializations to aid in viewing a light field that is brighter above than below, such as accessory screening pigments located dorsally and superposition type optics ventrally. The non-ontogenetic migrators Notostomus elegans and Notostomus gibbosus possess superposition optics as both juveniles and adults, implying that the changes seen in ontogenetic migrators are indeed visual adaptations.
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Date Issued
2007
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000854
Subject Headings
Animal navigation, Deep-sea biology, Shellfish fisheries, Spectral sensitivity
Format
Document (PDF)
Reproduction in marine invertebrates in “stable” environments: the deep sea model
Title
Reproduction in marine invertebrates in “stable” environments: the deep sea model.
Creator
Tyler, Paul A., Young, Craig M., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1992
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3352927
Subject Headings
Marine invertebrates, Marine invertebrates--Reproduction, Deep-sea biology, Reproductive biology
Format
Document (PDF)
Taxonomy and ecology of the deep-pelagic fish family Melamphaidae, with emphasis on interactions with a mid-ocean ridge system
Title
Taxonomy and ecology of the deep-pelagic fish family Melamphaidae, with emphasis on interactions with a mid-ocean ridge system.
Creator
Bartow, Kyle Allen., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description
Much of the world's oceans lie below a depth of 200 meters, but very little is known about the creatures that inhabit these deep-sea environments. The deep-sea fish family Melamphaidae (Stephanoberyciformes) is one such example of an understudied group of fishes. Samples from the MAR-ECO (www.mar-eco.no) project represent one of the largest melamphaid collections, providing an ideal opportunity to gain information on this important, but understudied, family of fishes. The key to the family...
Show moreMuch of the world's oceans lie below a depth of 200 meters, but very little is known about the creatures that inhabit these deep-sea environments. The deep-sea fish family Melamphaidae (Stephanoberyciformes) is one such example of an understudied group of fishes. Samples from the MAR-ECO (www.mar-eco.no) project represent one of the largest melamphaid collections, providing an ideal opportunity to gain information on this important, but understudied, family of fishes. The key to the family presented here is the first updated, comprehensive key since those produced by Ebeling and Weed (1963) and Keene (1987). Samples from the 2004 MAR-ECO cruise and the U.S. National Museum of Natural History provided an opportunity to review two possible new species, the Scopelogadus mizolepis subspecies, and a Poromitra crassiceps species complex. Results show that Scopeloberyx americanus and Melamphaes indicoides are new species, while the two subspecies of Scopelogadus mizolepis are most likely o nly one species and the Poromitra crassiceps complex is actually several different species of Poromitra. Data collected from the MAR-ECO cruise provided an opportunity to study the distribution, reproductive characteristics and trophic ecology of the family Melamphaidae along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR). Cluster analysis showed that there are five distinct groups of melamphaid fishes along the MAR. This analysis also supported the initial observation that the melamphaid assemblage changes between the northern and southern edges of an anti-cyclonic anomaly that could be indicative of a warm-core ring. Analysis of the reproductive characteristics of the melamphaid assemblage revealed that many of the female fishes have a high gonadosomatic index (GSI) consistent with values found for other species of deep-sea fishes during their spawning seasons., This may indicate that melamphaids use this ridge as a spawning ground. Diets of the melamphaid fishes were composed primarily of ostracods, a mphipods, copepods and euphausiids. Scopelogadus was the only genus shown to have a high percent of gelatinous prey in their digestive system, while Melamphaes had the highest concentration of chaetognaths. This work presents data on the ecology and taxonomy of the family Melamphaidae and provides a strong base for any future work on this biomass-dominant family of fishes.
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Date Issued
2010
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2867331
Subject Headings
Coral reef ecology, Marine biology, Marine ecology, Deep-sea biology
Format
Document (PDF)
Deep-water plant communities from an uncharted seamount off San Salvador Island, Bahamas: distribution, abundance, and primary productivity
Title
Deep-water plant communities from an uncharted seamount off San Salvador Island, Bahamas: distribution, abundance, and primary productivity.
Creator
Littler, Mark M., Littler, Diane S., Blair, Stephen M., Norris, James N., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1986
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353774
Subject Headings
Plant communities, San Salvador Island (Bahamas), Deep-sea ecology, Primary productivity (Biology)
Format
Document (PDF)
Retention efficiencies of the coral reef sponges Aplysina lacunosa, Callyspongia vaginalis and Niphates digitalis determined by Coulter counter and plate culture analysis
Title
Retention efficiencies of the coral reef sponges Aplysina lacunosa, Callyspongia vaginalis and Niphates digitalis determined by Coulter counter and plate culture analysis.
Creator
Duckworth, Alan R., Bruck, W. M., Janda, Kathleen E., Pitts, Tara P., McCarthy, Peter J.
Date Issued
2006
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2796072
Subject Headings
Sponges --Florida --Identification, Sponges --Congresses, Microorganisms, Deep-sea biology, Cellular Structures
Format
Document (PDF)
Spatial and trophic ecology of the sawtooth eel, Serrivomer beanii, a biomass-dominant bathypelagic fish over the northern Mid-Atlantic ridge
Title
Spatial and trophic ecology of the sawtooth eel, Serrivomer beanii, a biomass-dominant bathypelagic fish over the northern Mid-Atlantic ridge.
Creator
Geidner, Megan E., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description
The role of Serrivomer beanii in bathypelagic food webs is poorly known, but abundance and biomass estimates from the 2004 G.O. Sars MAR-ECO Expedition suggest it to have a high level of importance. MAR-ECO, a Census of Marine Life field project, has allowed us to increase our knowledge of S. beanii through spatial analysis, including the congeneric species Serrivomer lanceolatoides, and trophic analysis. Serrivomer beanii abundance and biomass exhibited a decreasing trend along the northern...
Show moreThe role of Serrivomer beanii in bathypelagic food webs is poorly known, but abundance and biomass estimates from the 2004 G.O. Sars MAR-ECO Expedition suggest it to have a high level of importance. MAR-ECO, a Census of Marine Life field project, has allowed us to increase our knowledge of S. beanii through spatial analysis, including the congeneric species Serrivomer lanceolatoides, and trophic analysis. Serrivomer beanii abundance and biomass exhibited a decreasing trend along the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge from north to south. In terms of size, S. beanii was found to increase as distance from the ridge decreased, suggesting a topographic aggregation strategy. The diet of S. beanii consisted of crustaceans, cephalopods, and teleosts. The trophic results of this study reveal a likely "alternative" trophic pathway in the deep mid-North Atlantic, and perhaps other, bathypelagic ecosystems: higher trophic-level predators are supported by micronektonic invertebrates as primary prey.
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Date Issued
2008
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/165941
Subject Headings
Plankton, Ecology, Coral reef animals, Ecology, Deep sea biology
Format
Document (PDF)
Effect of Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil on Olfaction and Electroreception in the Atlantic Stingray, Dasyatis sabina
Title
Effect of Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil on Olfaction and Electroreception in the Atlantic Stingray, Dasyatis sabina.
Creator
Cave, Eloise, Kajiura, Stephen M., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description
Crude oil causes both lethal and sublethal effects on marine organisms, but the impact upon sensory function remains unexplored. Elasmobranchs rely upon the effective functioning of their sensory systems for use in feeding, mating, and predator avoidance. The objective of this study was to test the effect of crude oil upon the olfactory and electroreceptive sensitivity of the Atlantic stingray, Dasyatis sabina. The magnitudes of the electro-olfactogram (EOG) responses were significantly...
Show moreCrude oil causes both lethal and sublethal effects on marine organisms, but the impact upon sensory function remains unexplored. Elasmobranchs rely upon the effective functioning of their sensory systems for use in feeding, mating, and predator avoidance. The objective of this study was to test the effect of crude oil upon the olfactory and electroreceptive sensitivity of the Atlantic stingray, Dasyatis sabina. The magnitudes of the electro-olfactogram (EOG) responses were significantly depressed by 26% (Glutamic Acid) to 157% (Cysteine) for all amino acids when stingrays were exposed to crude oil. The shapes of the EOG responses when exposed to oil were also significantly different, exhibiting a more protracted response compared to un-exposed stingrays. Oil exposed stingrays exhibited a significant decrease in orientation distance to prey-simulating electric fields. This study is the first to quantify the effects of crude oil on olfactory and electrosensory sensitivity of marine predators.
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Date Issued
2016
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004776, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004776
Subject Headings
BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010., Stingrays--Physiology., Deep-sea biology., Adaptation (Biology), Electroreceptors., Oil spills--Environmental aspects., Olfactometry.
Format
Document (PDF)