Evolutionary transitions between different modes of development in marine invertebrates are
thought to be biased toward the loss of feeding larvae. Because the morphology of feeding …

Edited by Tyler J. Carrier, Adam M. Reitzel, and Andreas Heyland: Oxford University Press
(2018).© Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198786962.003. 0004 that act on …

Many marine invertebrates have elaborate feeding larval forms whereas others, sometimes
within the same taxon, have more. direct development. This contrast in development raises …

Despite considerable theoretical and empirical work on the population genetic effects of
mode of development in benthic marine invertebrates, it is unclear what factors generate …

Extent of larval growth among marine invertebrates has potentially profound implications for
performance by benthic recruits because body size influences many biological processes …

This chapter examines the origin and diversification of metazoan larvae and developmental
modes. It discusses the major features of larval evolution, and considers their developmental …

1. With the possible exception of inarticulate brachiopods, members of the oligomera
(brachiopods, ectoprocts, phoronids, hemichordates, echinoderms) do not reacquire a …

The origin of marine invertebrate larvae has been an area of controversy in developmental
evolution for over a century. Here, we address the question of whether a pelagic “larval” or …

Two of the three major gastropod clades with feeding larvae are sister groups and larval
morphogenesis for members of these clades, the Caenogastropoda and Heterobranchia …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the role of larvae in the development and
evolution of invertebrates. The larvae of marine invertebrates are intricately functioning …