Reproductive biology of the ascidians Styela rustica and Halocynthia pyriformis from Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, Arctic

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Ferrero, Luciana Andrea, Servetto, Natalia, Laudien, Jürgen, Sahade, Ricardo Jose
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: Polar ecosystems; Tunicates; Life cycles; Reproductive ecology; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Arctic; Svalbard; Argentina; Ricardo; Alfred Wegener Institute; Antarc*; Antarctica; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; North Atlantic; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/124789

Ascidians are abundant and well-represented members of worldwide benthic communities, including Antarctica and the Arctic. These organisms exhibit different reproductive patterns usually related to a latitudinal gradient, as do many marine invertebrate species. Reproductive seasonality varies from o...