Echinoderms are a common component of benthic marine ecosystems, with many being
ecologically and/or economically important. Like many marine organisms, most …

Settlement and recruitment of benthic marine invertebrates are complex processes,
determined by the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors which operate at different temporal …

Most benthic marine invertebrates produce planktonic larvae that remain in their larval
phases for minutes to months, sometimes dispersing over great distances before settling on …

The interdisciplinary field of marine chemical ecology is an expanding and dynamic science.
It is no surprise that the breadth of marine organisms studied expanded in concert with …

Many benthic marine invertebrate species have a dispersive larval stage in their life
histories. Larvae typically spend hours, weeks, or months developing in plankton before they …

Veliger larvae of the oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) responded to unknown dissolved
chemical inducers found in supernatants of cultures of the bacteria Alteromonas colwelliana …

The temporal relationship between the onset of behavioral and morphogenetic competence
was determined in Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) larvae by exposure to appropriate …

Recent studies have demonstrated that molluscs possess extensive larval nervous systems,
which begin to develop by the early trochophore stage, and thus predate the first …

Competent larvae of the marine gastropod Crepidula fornicata (L.) were induced to
metamorphose (ie, lose the velum) by elevating sea-water [KCl] by 5–50 mM. The response …

This paper presents the first laboratory study investigating larval settlement and
metamorphosis of Pinctada maxima in response to both natural and artificial inducers …