Lophelia Pertusa (L.): Electrical Conduction and Behaviour in a Deep-Water Coral
Tropical reef corals have been studied extensively in the last hundred years from the geological, ecological and, more recently, from the behavioural and physiological points of view (e.g. Darwin, 1896; Vaughan & Wells, 1943; Wells, 1959; Jones & Endean, 1973, 1976; Horridge, 1957; Shelton,...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0025315400028538 2024-03-03T08:46:22+00:00 Lophelia Pertusa (L.): Electrical Conduction and Behaviour in a Deep-Water Coral Shelton, G. A. B. 1980 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400028538 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400028538 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom volume 60, issue 2, page 517-528 ISSN 0025-3154 1469-7769 Aquatic Science journal-article 1980 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400028538 2024-02-08T08:42:57Z Tropical reef corals have been studied extensively in the last hundred years from the geological, ecological and, more recently, from the behavioural and physiological points of view (e.g. Darwin, 1896; Vaughan & Wells, 1943; Wells, 1959; Jones & Endean, 1973, 1976; Horridge, 1957; Shelton, 1975 a, b Anderson, 1976 a, b Shelton & McFarlane, 1976 a, b McFarlane, 1978). By contrast, little attention has been paid to the deep, cold water corals such as Lophelia pertusa (L.) although they are in many ways just as spectacular in appearance and secrete massive calcareous skeletons. Zibrowius (1976) gives some data on the occurrence of Lophelia and its nomenclature while Wilson (1979 a, b) describes its distribution in the north-east Atlantic and its development in ‘patches’ on Rockall Bank. This paper, however, provides the first descriptions of the behaviour and co-ordination of Lophelia and the electrical conduction mechanisms underlying their control. The results are compared with those from similar experiments upon tropical species. They give insights into colony growth and co-ordination and into possible primitive behavioural control mechanisms. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lophelia pertusa North East Atlantic Cambridge University Press Rockall Bank ENVELOPE(-16.519,-16.519,55.821,55.821) Shelton ENVELOPE(166.800,166.800,-71.683,-71.683) Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 60 2 517 528 |
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Tropical reef corals have been studied extensively in the last hundred years from the geological, ecological and, more recently, from the behavioural and physiological points of view (e.g. Darwin, 1896; Vaughan & Wells, 1943; Wells, 1959; Jones & Endean, 1973, 1976; Horridge, 1957; Shelton, 1975 a, b Anderson, 1976 a, b Shelton & McFarlane, 1976 a, b McFarlane, 1978). By contrast, little attention has been paid to the deep, cold water corals such as Lophelia pertusa (L.) although they are in many ways just as spectacular in appearance and secrete massive calcareous skeletons. Zibrowius (1976) gives some data on the occurrence of Lophelia and its nomenclature while Wilson (1979 a, b) describes its distribution in the north-east Atlantic and its development in ‘patches’ on Rockall Bank. This paper, however, provides the first descriptions of the behaviour and co-ordination of Lophelia and the electrical conduction mechanisms underlying their control. The results are compared with those from similar experiments upon tropical species. They give insights into colony growth and co-ordination and into possible primitive behavioural control mechanisms. |
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Lophelia Pertusa (L.): Electrical Conduction and Behaviour in a Deep-Water Coral |
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Lophelia Pertusa (L.): Electrical Conduction and Behaviour in a Deep-Water Coral |
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Lophelia Pertusa (L.): Electrical Conduction and Behaviour in a Deep-Water Coral |
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Lophelia Pertusa (L.): Electrical Conduction and Behaviour in a Deep-Water Coral |
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Lophelia Pertusa (L.): Electrical Conduction and Behaviour in a Deep-Water Coral |
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lophelia pertusa (l.): electrical conduction and behaviour in a deep-water coral |
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