Energetics and development modes of Asteroidea (Echinodermata) from the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean including Burdwood Bank/MPA Namuncurá

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Fraysse, Cintia Pamela, Pérez, Analía F., Calcagno, Javier Ángel, Boy, Claudia Clementina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: BURDWOOD BANK/MPA NAMUNCURÁ; DEVELOPMENT MODE; ENERGETICS; SEA STARS; TIERRA DEL FUEGO; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Burdwood Bank; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/141292

Reproduction is a highly expensive process that during gonadal development requires an important supply of nutrients. The allocation of energy can vary throughout the reproductive cycle, between sexes and development modes. During research cruise aboard the RV Puerto Deseado in April 2016, we collec...