An unusual hermaphrodite reproductive trait in the Antarctic brooding bivalve Lissarca miliaris (Philobryidae) from the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Reed, Adam, Thatje, Sven, Linse, Katrin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Antarctic; King George Island; Scotia Sea; Signy Island; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology; W. Antarctica
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/342019/; https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/342019/1/Reed_PolarBiol_13.pdf

The Antarctic marine environment is extreme in its low temperatures and short periods of primary productivity. Invertebrates must therefore adapt to maximise reproductive output where low temperature and limited food slows larval development. Brooding is a common reproductive trait in Antarctic mari...