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The settlement behaviour of the larvae of Sabellaria alveolata (L.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Douglas P. Wilson
Douglas P. Wilson
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The Plymouth Laboratory
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Using larvae reared from artificial fertilizations in the laboratory, often for several months, many experiments have been made on factors promoting settlement of Sabellaria alveolata (L.). When at last able to metamorphose after many weeks of pelagic development, the larvae of this species crawl actively over any solid surfaces with which they happen to make contact, seeking indicative characters distinctive of their normal adult environment. If these are not found at once the larvae are able to postpone metamorphosis for weeks if necessary, remaining in a developmental state able both to swim and to crawl. If delayed too long in reaching a favourable environment some may metamorphose in the absence of normal environmental stimuli, others often become incapable of metamorphosing normally and do so abnormally, or they may die without metamorphosing.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 48 , Issue 2 , June 1968 , pp. 387 - 435
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1968

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