Energetics of Larval Swimming and Metamorphosis in Four Species of Bugula (Bryozoa).

From: The Biological Bulletin | Date: June 1, 2000| Author: WENDT, DEAN E. | Copyright information

DEAN E. WENDT [*]

Abstract. The amount of energy available to larvae during swimming, location of a suitable recruitment site, and metamorphosis influences the length of time they can spend in the plankton. Energetic parameters such as swimming speed, oxygen consumption during swimming and metamorphosis, and elemental carbon and nitrogen content were measured for larvae of four species of bryozoans, Bugula neritina, B. simplex, B. stolonifera, and B. turrita. The larvae ...

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