Settlement preferences and early migration of the tropical sea cucumber Holothuria scabra

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 249, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 89-110

  Mercier, Annie ^a,b,c   Battaglene, Stephen C ^b   Hamel, Jean François ^a  

^a Soc Explor Valuing Environ (SEVE)   (Canada)

^b WORLDFISH   (Solomon Islands)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Holothuria scabra; Holothuroidea; Juveniles; Larvae; Post settling migration; Sea cucumber; Seagrass; Settlement

Indexed keywords

DEPOSIT FEEDER; HABITAT SELECTION; MIGRATION; SEAGRASS; SETTLEMENT PATTERN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINODERM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL;

HOLOTHURIA SCABRA; THALASSIA HEMPRICHII;

EID: 0034214097     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(00)00187-8     Document Type: Article

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