Growth and reproduction in the Antarctic brooding bivalve Adacnarca nitens (Philobryidae) from the Ross Sea
We present information on the reproductive biology, population structure, and growth of the brooding Antarctic bivalve Adacnarca nitens Pelseneer 1903, from the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Individuals ranging from 0.85 - 6.00 mm were found attached to a hydrozoan colony. This species shows low fecundity a...
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ftsouthampton:oai:eprints.soton.ac.uk:65006 2023-07-30T03:56:36+02:00 Growth and reproduction in the Antarctic brooding bivalve Adacnarca nitens (Philobryidae) from the Ross Sea Higgs, Nicholas Reed, Adam Hooke, Rachel Honey, David Heilmayer, Olaf Thatje, Sven 2009-04 text https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/65006/ https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/65006/1/Higgs_MarBiol_09.pdf en eng https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/65006/1/Higgs_MarBiol_09.pdf Higgs, Nicholas, Reed, Adam, Hooke, Rachel, Honey, David, Heilmayer, Olaf and Thatje, Sven (2009) Growth and reproduction in the Antarctic brooding bivalve Adacnarca nitens (Philobryidae) from the Ross Sea. Marine Biology, 156 (5), 1073-1081. (doi:10.1007/s00227-009-1154-9 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-009-1154-9>). Article PeerReviewed 2009 ftsouthampton https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-009-1154-9 2023-07-09T21:04:26Z We present information on the reproductive biology, population structure, and growth of the brooding Antarctic bivalve Adacnarca nitens Pelseneer 1903, from the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Individuals ranging from 0.85 - 6.00 mm were found attached to a hydrozoan colony. This species shows low fecundity and large egg size, common to other brooding species. The minimum size at which oogenesis was detected was 2.3 mm and the minimum size at which brooding was evident was 3.9 mm. Embryos of a full range of developmental stages were brooded simultaneously in females. The population showed a log-normal distribution and results suggest non-periodic reproduction with continuous embryonic development. The reproductive traits of A. nitens are discussed in the context of circum-Antarctic species distribution and limitations to dispersal in brooding benthic invertebrates. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ross Sea University of Southampton: e-Prints Soton Antarctic The Antarctic Ross Sea Pelseneer ENVELOPE(-62.217,-62.217,-64.317,-64.317) Marine Biology 156 5 1073 1081 |
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We present information on the reproductive biology, population structure, and growth of the brooding Antarctic bivalve Adacnarca nitens Pelseneer 1903, from the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Individuals ranging from 0.85 - 6.00 mm were found attached to a hydrozoan colony. This species shows low fecundity and large egg size, common to other brooding species. The minimum size at which oogenesis was detected was 2.3 mm and the minimum size at which brooding was evident was 3.9 mm. Embryos of a full range of developmental stages were brooded simultaneously in females. The population showed a log-normal distribution and results suggest non-periodic reproduction with continuous embryonic development. The reproductive traits of A. nitens are discussed in the context of circum-Antarctic species distribution and limitations to dispersal in brooding benthic invertebrates. |
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Higgs, Nicholas Reed, Adam Hooke, Rachel Honey, David Heilmayer, Olaf Thatje, Sven Growth and reproduction in the Antarctic brooding bivalve Adacnarca nitens (Philobryidae) from the Ross Sea |
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Growth and reproduction in the Antarctic brooding bivalve Adacnarca nitens (Philobryidae) from the Ross Sea |
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Growth and reproduction in the Antarctic brooding bivalve Adacnarca nitens (Philobryidae) from the Ross Sea |
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Growth and reproduction in the Antarctic brooding bivalve Adacnarca nitens (Philobryidae) from the Ross Sea |
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Growth and reproduction in the Antarctic brooding bivalve Adacnarca nitens (Philobryidae) from the Ross Sea |
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Growth and reproduction in the Antarctic brooding bivalve Adacnarca nitens (Philobryidae) from the Ross Sea |
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growth and reproduction in the antarctic brooding bivalve adacnarca nitens (philobryidae) from the ross sea |
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https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/65006/1/Higgs_MarBiol_09.pdf Higgs, Nicholas, Reed, Adam, Hooke, Rachel, Honey, David, Heilmayer, Olaf and Thatje, Sven (2009) Growth and reproduction in the Antarctic brooding bivalve Adacnarca nitens (Philobryidae) from the Ross Sea. Marine Biology, 156 (5), 1073-1081. (doi:10.1007/s00227-009-1154-9 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-009-1154-9>). |
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