Photosynthetic planulae and planktonic hydroids: contrasting strategies of propagule survival

Settlement delays can be important to prevent propagule waste when proper settling substrates are not immediately available. Under laboratory conditions, the planulae of Clytia viridicans underwent two alternative developmental patterns. Some settled on the bottom, forming a hydranth-gonotheca compl...

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Main Authors: Patrizia Pagliara, Jean Bouillon, Ferdinando Boero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2000-12-01
Series:Scientia Marina
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Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/806