The adaptive value of larval behavior of a colonial ascidian

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HBOI Faculty Contributions
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Hurlbut, C. J.
Publisher
Springer
Date Issued
1993
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Didemnum candidum Savigny, 1816 is an abundant member of the fouling community encrusting docks in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In the laboratory, larvae of D. candidum are positively phototactic upon release, but become indifferent to the direction of light prior to settlement. In both the laboratory and the field, settlement is most abundant on shaded, downward-facing surfaces, the location where juvenile survival is greatest. The colonial ascidians Diplosoma listerianum Milne-Edwards, 1842 and Diplosoma sp. also settle abundantly on shaded undersurfaces in the field.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
11 p.
Subject (Topical)
Larvae--Behavior
Ascidians
Didemnum
Diplosoma
Identifier
3333206
Additional Information
Didemnum candidum Savigny, 1816 is an abundant member of the fouling community encrusting docks in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In the laboratory, larvae of D. candidum are positively phototactic upon release, but become indifferent to the direction of light prior to settlement. In both the laboratory and the field, settlement is most abundant on shaded, downward-facing surfaces, the location where juvenile survival is greatest. The colonial ascidians Diplosoma listerianum Milne-Edwards, 1842 and Diplosoma sp. also settle abundantly on shaded undersurfaces in the field.
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.springerlink.com and may be cited as: Hurlbut, C. J. (1993). The adaptive value of larval behavior of a colonial ascidian. Marine Biology 115(2), 253-262. Doi:10.1007/BF00346342
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #907.
Date Backup
1993
Date Text
1993
DOI
10.1007/BF00346342
Date Issued (EDTF)
1993
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Hurlbut, C. J.

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The adaptive value of larval behavior of a colonial ascidian
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3333206
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Springer
1993
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The adaptive value of larval behavior of a colonial ascidian
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The adaptive value of larval behavior of a colonial ascidian