Larval settlement behaviour in six gregarious ascidians in relation to adult distribution

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 418, Issue , 2010, Pages 151-163

  Rius, Marc ^a   Branch, George M ^a   Griffiths, Charles L ^a   Turon, Xavier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ascidiacea; Chemical cues; Conspecific attraction; Gregarious behaviour; Invasive species; Larval settlement

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADULT; CHEMICAL CUE; CONSPECIFIC; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; LABORATORY METHOD; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHOTOTAXIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SETTLING BEHAVIOR;

ASCIDIACEA;

EID: 78649578041     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08810     Document Type: Article

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