Multi-year observations on the gametogenic ecology of the Antarctic seastar Odontaster validus

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: Grange, L.J., Tyler, P.A., Peck, L.S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; McMurdo Sound; Rothera; Adelaide Island; Rothera Research Station; Antarc*; British Antarctic Survey
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/49923/; https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/49923/1/Grangeetal2007OdontaserRep.pdf; http://www.springerlink.com/content/g69385143663v657/?p=52c6a771b99e4347984297087d87c90d&pi=2

This study reports the first multi-year observations on the reproductive patterns for an Antarctic predator/scavenger, Odontaster validus (Koehler 1912). Seastars were collected monthly from a shallow site (15–20 m depth) near the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Rothera Research Station (Adelaide Isl...