Sea surface temperatures have been rising and are predicted to continue rising in coming
years because of global warming. In addition, salinity has been decreasing in high latitudes …

Shallow-water coastal environments suffer frequent reductions in salinity due to heavy rains.
This creates stressful conditions for the organisms found there, particularly for the early …

Planktonic larvae experiencing short periods of starvation or reduced food supply often grow
and develop more slowly, have poor survival, fail to metamorphose, metamorphose at …

Shallow-water coastal areas suffer frequent reductions in salinity due to heavy rains,
potentially stressing the organisms found there, particularly the early stages of development …

Disproportionately large feeding structures have been used to infer food limitation in some
marine invertebrate larvae, but few studies have investigated whether other factors alter …

The relationship between rate of larval development and the potential to prolong larval life
was examined for larvae of the marine prosobranch gastropod Crepidula plana Say. Larvae …

Veligers of Crepidula fornicata (L.) were reared for 12 days at constant temperatures of 15°,
20°, 25°, 30° and 35° C, and at 5 C° daily cycles of equal periodicity (COEP) over the …

In this study we examined the latent effects of larval food limitation on the performance of
juvenile Crepidula onyx under both laboratory and field conditions, and the possible …

The ability to withstand high summer temperatures is an extremely important determinant of
species distributions in the intertidal zone; most marine organisms cannot live intertidally …

Some larval experiences can produce “latent effects” on post-metamorphic growth or
survival. While it is known that periods of starvation during larval development can cause …