Sentence examples for settlement of larvae from inspiring English sources

The addition of shelly debris also reduces numbers of N. californiensis both by preventing the settlement of larvae, and through predation on the young N. californiensis by young Dungeness crabs in the shelly debris.

These results show that larval metamorphosis triggered by TBP generally occurred within 6 h of exposure (Fig. 5A, B), whereas settlement of larvae in response to the CCA H. onkodes took as long as 24 h (Fig. 3 6D).

The lack of an efficient allorecognition system in the early stages of ontogeny in scleractinian and soft corals is believed to be universal, and juvenile chimeras may represent a case of allorecognition "failure", promoted by the gregarious settlement of larvae that is characteristic of many cnidarians [38].

Seven days after fertilization, chips of crustose coralline algae Hydrolithon onkodes were used to induce the settlement of larvae and the recruits were reared in the lab at 28°C until June 26.

We describe the successful propagation of embryos to the swimming larvae stage, the first settlement of larvae in the laboratory, and the survival of primary polyp settlers for over seven months.

For instance, swimming juvenile mutants contain a Minos enhancer trap insertion in the cellulose synthase A (CesA) gene, leading to premature body plan reorganization prior to settlement of larvae (Sasakura et al. 2005).

Here, we document for the first time that the embryos of the broadcast spawning coral Platygyra daedalea could fuse during blastulation and further develop into conjoined larvae, and the settlement of conjoined larvae immediately resulted in inborn juvenile colonies.

Reichelt-Brushett, A. J. & Harrison, P. L. The effect of copper on the settlement success of larvae from the scleractinian coral Acropora tenuis.

A comprehensive study of the influence of surface biofilms on the settlement of invertebrate larvae and the first paper to show that larvae are able to respond to a bacterial biofilm in the field.

Hydrocarbons, differently than copper and cadmium, inhibited the settlement of sponge larvae to a certain extent.

Ward, S. & Harrison, P. L. The effects of elevated nutrient levels on settlement of coral larvae during the ENCORE experiment; Great Barrier Reef, Australia.