Riding Langmuir circulations and swimming in circles: a novel form of clustering behavior by the scyphomedusa Linuche unguiculata

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HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Larson, R. J.
Publisher
Springer
Date Issued
1992
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Linuche unguiculata (Schwartz) seasonally forms patches in the Caribbean Sea and Indo-Pacific Ocean. Eighteen patches of medusae varying from about 500 m2 to nearly 1 km2 in area, were documented along the Belize barrier reef in March and April 1987, April 1988, and March and April 1990. The shape of each patch and the inter-medusa distances varied with wind velocity. At low wind speed (<4 m="">-1) patches were elliptical or circular and the individual medusae were separated by distances of 0.5 m, whereas at higher speeds windrows were evident and medusae were closer together.

Language
English
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Text
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article
Extent
8 p.
Subject (Topical)
Scyphomedusae
Scyphozoa
Zooplankton--Behavior
Identifier
3333198
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Linuche unguiculata (Schwartz) seasonally forms patches in the Caribbean Sea and Indo-Pacific Ocean. Eighteen patches of medusae varying from about 500 m2 to nearly 1 km2 in area, were documented along the Belize barrier reef in March and April 1987, April 1988, and March and April 1990. The shape of each patch and the inter-medusa distances varied with wind velocity. At low wind speed (<4 m="">-1) patches were elliptical or circular and the individual medusae were separated by distances of 0.5 m, whereas at higher speeds windrows were evident and medusae were closer together.
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.springerlink.com and may be cited as: Larson, R. J. (1992). Riding Langmuir circulations and swimming in circles: a novel form of clustering behavior by the scyphomedusa Linuche unguiculata. Marine Biology, 112(2), 229-235. doi:10.1007/BF00702466
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #885.
Date Backup
1992
Date Text
1992
DOI
10.1007/BF00702466
Date Issued (EDTF)
1992
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Larson, R. J.

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Riding Langmuir circulations and swimming in circles: a novel form of clustering behavior by the scyphomedusa Linuche unguiculata
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3333198
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Springer
1992
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Title
Riding Langmuir circulations and swimming in circles: a novel form of clustering behavior by the scyphomedusa Linuche unguiculata
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Riding Langmuir circulations and swimming in circles: a novel form of clustering behavior by the scyphomedusa Linuche unguiculata