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Variation In Alanine Transport Among Sibling Lecithotrophic Larvae Of Holothuroid And Asteroid Echinoderms, William Jaeckle
Variation In Alanine Transport Among Sibling Lecithotrophic Larvae Of Holothuroid And Asteroid Echinoderms, William Jaeckle
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Variation in development rate (e.g., time to metamorphic competence) among sibling larvae has been reported, but inter-individual differences in physiological processes has received comparatively little attention.
The Potential For Ontogenetic Vertical Migration By Larvae Of Bathyal Echinoderms, William Jaeckle, Craig M. Young, Michael G. Devin, Suki U.K. Ekaratne, Sophie B. George
The Potential For Ontogenetic Vertical Migration By Larvae Of Bathyal Echinoderms, William Jaeckle, Craig M. Young, Michael G. Devin, Suki U.K. Ekaratne, Sophie B. George
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Planktotrophy is a relatively common developmental mode among bathyal and abyssal echinoderms, but the sources of food used by deep-sea planktotrophic larvae remain generally unknown. Very few deep-sea echinoderm larvae have been collected in plankton samples, so we do not know whether larvae migrate to the euphotic zone to feed or if they rely on bacteria or detritus at greater depths. We approached this question indirectly by investigating whether larvae of bathyal echinoids can tolerate the temperatures they would encounter in the euphotic zone and whether they possess sufficient energy stores to migrate to the euphotic zone without feeding. Twenty-four …