Brooding in the southern ocean: The case of the pterasterid sea star diplopteraster verrucosus (sladen, 1882)

• Published in: The Biological Bulletin
• Main Authors: Fraysse, Cintia Pamela, Boy, Claudia Clementina, Becker, Yamila Anabella, Calcagno, Javier Ángel, Pérez, Soledad Analía
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Marine Biological Laboratory
• Subjects: NAMUNCURÁ MARINE PROTECTED AREA; ENERGY DENSITY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TOTAL ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Southern Ocean; Austral; Argentina; Sladen
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/127395

Diplopteraster verrucosus is a sea star that incubates its offspring in nidamental chambers. The offspring rely exclusively on maternally provided nutrition. The retention of the embryonic stages allows the allocation of nutritional supplies fromthe female to the brooded juveniles during the broodin...