The effect of photoperiod on the timing of larval release in the Mediterranean brood-care polychaete Eupolymnia nebulosa (Terebellida)
Nozais, C.; Duchêne, J.C.; Charles, F.; Mas, S. (2003). The effect of photoperiod on the timing of larval release in the Mediterranean brood-care polychaete Eupolymnia nebulosa (Terebellida). J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 83(6): 1227-1228. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315403008555
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more
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Developmental stages > Larvae
Environmental effects > Light effects
Eupolymnia nebulosa (Montagu, 1819) [WoRMS]; Polychaeta [WoRMS]; Terebellida [WoRMS]
Mediterranean [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Nozais, C.
- Duchêne, J.C., more
- Charles, F., more
- Mas, S.
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| Abstract |
The effect of light-dark cycle on the timing of larval release from jelly masses of the Mediterranean polychaete Eupolymnia nebulosa (Terebellida) was investigated. The larval emergence from the jelly mass occurs mainly during daylight. Results suggest that the larvae of E. nebulosa do not track the light-dark cycle endogenously. |
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