Ascidian cannibalism correlates with larval behavior and adult distribution

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HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Young, Craig M.
Publisher
Elsevier
Date Issued
1988
Note

In the San Juan Islands, Washington, solitary ascidians that occur in dense monospecific aggregations demonstrate gregarious settlement as larvae, whereas species that occur as isolated individuals do not. All gregarious species reject their own eggs and larvae as food, but nongregarious species consume conspecific eggs and larvae. Moreover, the rejection mechanism is species-specific in some cases.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
19 p.
Subject (Topical)
Ascidians
Sea squirts
Cannibalism in animals
Larvae--Behavior
Identifier
3353805
Additional Information
In the San Juan Islands, Washington, solitary ascidians that occur in dense monospecific aggregations demonstrate gregarious settlement as larvae, whereas species that occur as isolated individuals do not. All gregarious species reject their own eggs and larvae as food, but nongregarious species consume conspecific eggs and larvae. Moreover, the rejection mechanism is species-specific in some cases.
The final published version of this manuscript is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00220981 and may be cited as: Young, C. M. (1988). Ascidian cannibalism correlates with larval behavior and adult distribution. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 117(1), 9-26. doi:10.1016/0022-0981(88)90068-8
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #614.
Date Backup
1988
Date Text
1988
DOI
10.1016/0022-0981(88)90068-8
Date Issued (EDTF)
1988
Extension


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FADT3353805
Issuance
single unit
Organizations
Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Person Preferred Name

Young, Craig M.

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19 p.
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353805
Title Plain
Ascidian cannibalism correlates with larval behavior and adult distribution
URL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353805
Origin Information

Elsevier
1988
single unit
Title
Ascidian cannibalism correlates with larval behavior and adult distribution
Other Title Info

Ascidian cannibalism correlates with larval behavior and adult distribution