Growing up in the deep-sea protected development in deep-sea invertebrates: A case study in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean

Marine invertebrates display a range of reproductive strategies, from external fertilization to several methods to protect the young. Both brooding or protected development of benthic species and direct development species (when juveniles born in a smaller version of its adult form) involves reducin...

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Main Authors: Teso, Silvia Valeria, Martinez, Mariano Ignacio, Lauretta, Daniel Marcelo, Pastorino, Roberto Santiago Guido, Urteaga, Diego Gaston, Averbuj, Andres, Brogger, Martin Ignacio, Arrighetti, Florencia, Rivadeneira, Pamela Ruth, Flores, Jonathan Nahuel, Pertossi, Renata Micaela, Sánchez, Noelia Carolina, Pacheco, Leonel Ivan, Di Luca, Javier Agustín, Sanchez Antelo, Carlos, Risaro, Jessica Ayelen, Ciocco, Rocio, Penchaszadeh, Pablo Enrique
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The National Oceanography Centre
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/131882
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Summary:Marine invertebrates display a range of reproductive strategies, from external fertilization to several methods to protect the young. Both brooding or protected development of benthic species and direct development species (when juveniles born in a smaller version of its adult form) involves reducing the time that the larvae and/or juveniles spend in the plankton. The different forms of juvenile protection are often associated with the taxonomic group, although certain groups are much diversified in terms of their reproductive modes. However, the area where the species live also seems to play a key role. Several authors have indicated the unusual proportion of brooding species in the Southern Ocean, in particular in the southwestern Atlantic, including its adjacent deep-sea. The knowledge about the reproductive characteristics of most of the fauna in this area remains unknown. Proof of this are the great number of studies carried out in recent years, describing the reproductive features of several species (many also new), with some of them having many peculiarities about their biology. Fil: Teso, Silvia Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina Fil: Martinez, Mariano Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina Fil: Lauretta, Daniel Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina Fil: Pastorino, Roberto Santiago Guido. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina Fil: Urteaga, Diego Gaston. Consejo Nacional ...