Interactive Effects of Endogenous and Exogenous Nutrition on Larval Development for Crown-Of-Thorns Starfish

Outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish are often attributed to step-changes in larval survivorship following anomalous increases in nutrients and food availability. However, larval growth and development is also influenced by the nutritional condition of spawning females, such that maternal provision...

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Main Authors: Ciemon Frank Caballes, Morgan S. Pratchett, Alexander C. E. Buck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-03-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/9/1/15