Spawning time of two shallow-water brittle stars

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 376, Issue , 2009, Pages 165-171

  Soong, Keryea ^a   Lin, Yen Ju ^a   Chao, Shyh Min ^b   Chang, Dan ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biological rhythm; Brittle star; Broadcast spawning; Predation avoidance; Spawn induction; Sperm limitation

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BREEDING SEASON; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONSPECIFIC; DIEL VARIATION; ECHINODERM; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); PREDATION; SHALLOW WATER; SPAWNING; SPERM; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER LEVEL;

OPHIOCOMA SCOLOPENDRINA; OPHIUROIDEA;

EID: 62149137677     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07804     Document Type: Article

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