Settlement ofBalanus Balanoides: The Effect of Cyprid Antennular Secretion
- 1 August 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
- Vol. 65 (3) , 707-712
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400052541
Abstract
In a recent paper we reported on the discovery of an adhesive antennular secretion used by exploring cyprids ofBalanus balanoides(L.) and hinted at its possible implication in settlement behaviour (Walker & Yule, 1984). This secretion is thought to be modified integumentary protein. Since the integumentary protein of adultB. balanoidesis widely accepted as a powerful stimulus to settlement (Knight-Jones, 1953; Crisp & Meadows, 1962, 1963; Larman, Gabbott & East, 1982), we devised settlement experiments in May 1984 to investigate whether cyprid antennular secretion acts in a similar manner. The outcome of these experiments withB. balanoidescyprids is presented here.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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