The majority of ectotherms grow slower but mature at a larger body size in colder environments. This phenomenon has puzzled biologists because classic theories of life …
Patterns of climate‐forced range shift in the marine environment are informed by investigating the population dynamics of an ecologically important sea urchin …
AG Bodnar - Experimental gerontology, 2009 - Elsevier
The oceans are home to many of the earth's longest lived animals with several species of non-colonial marine invertebrates documented to live for more than 100years. Many of these …
Plant and Animal Populations Methods in Demography Page 1 Plant and Animal Populations Methods in Demography Thomas A. Ebert Department of Biology San Diego …
The growth of animals in most taxa has long been well described, but the phylum Porifera has remained a notable exception. The giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta dominates …
As a consequence of free spawning in the unpredictable nearshore environment, marine species with large fecundities and high pre‐reproductive mortality may be subject to extreme …
E Yeruham, M Shpigel, A Abelson, G Rilov - Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and bioinvasions are two facets of global change that can act in tandem to impact native species and ecosystems. However, their combined effects on key species …
TA Ebert - Experimental gerontology, 2008 - Elsevier
The red sea urchin Strongylocentrotus franciscanus is a long-lived species and may live in excess of 100 years based on tagging studies in the field and corroboration from …