dc.contributor.author | Rico, Diane | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-16T21:04:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-10-16T21:04:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-09 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1773/26642 | |
dc.description.abstract | Gene flow is important in maintaining genetic variation and replenishing locally
disrupted populations. Because of the importance of gene flow, predicting dispersal patterns and
connectivity in marine ecosystems is essential for effective conservation and management (Gray
1997, Lipcius et al. 2008). Most benthic marine invertebrates disperse only during a pelagic
larval period, which varies in length between and among species (Krug 2009). Since an organism
with a relatively long Pelagic Larval Duration (PLD) can potentially travel farther than an
organism that settles sooner, PLD was initially used as an indicator of connectivity (Shanks et al.
2003). However, results from studies on a variety of invertebrates show that PLD is not a
consistent predictor of connectivity (Lester and Ruttenberg 2005, Shanks 2009). These results
suggest that chemical and environmental signals may induce larval settlement and
metamorphosis sooner than expected (Strathmann et al. 2002, Weersing and Toonen 2009, Kelly
and Palumbi 2010). | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Friday Harbor Labs | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Evolution and Development of the Metazoans;SummerB, 2011 | |
dc.subject | Haminoea japonica, Na+K+ ATPase, Gene Expression | en_US |
dc.title | Gene Expression of Na+/K+ ATPase in Haminoea japonica | en_US |
dc.type | Other | en_US |