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Starvation threshold of Balanus amphitrite larvae in relation to temperature

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Title Starvation threshold of Balanus amphitrite larvae in relation to temperature
 
Creator Anil, A.C.
Desai, D.V.
 
Subject crustacean larvae
starvation
metamorphosis
energy flow
biological stress
antifouling substances
bioassays
temperature preferences
Balanus amphitrite
 
Description Energy content in the non-feeding (lecithotrophic) cyprid larvae of B. amphitrite plays an important role in determining its metamorphic characteristics. In this context it is important to understand the energy transformed to this stage from naupliar instars and the influence of the different environmental stresses that regulate it. From the antifouling assay perspective, it is also important to produce cyprids at energy level that mimic the stock in nature. In pursuit of this gobal, the capability of the larvae of a barnacle, B. amphitrite to starve at different temperatures (5, 15 and 25 degrees C) was examined. At 5plus or minus, the larvae could recover back and metamorphose after 204h (8.3%); where as at 25 degrees C this was 36h (12.5%). The impact of this factor on larval recruitment is discussed
 
Date 2009-01-12T08:45:55Z
2009-01-12T08:45:55Z
1997
 
Type Conference Article
 
Identifier Proc. of US-Pacific Rim Workshop on Emerging Nonmetallic Materials for the Marine Environment, P12-P23p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1994
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyright [1997]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
 
Publisher US Office of Naval Research