Although a good number of studies have investigated the impact of larval experience on
aspects of post-metamorphic performance, only a few have considered the potential impact …

Physiological adjustment to water of reduced salinity requires energy expenditure. In this
study we sought to determine the fitness costs associated with such adjustment in the …

Effects of salinity (15 to 35o/oo) and temperature (15 to 30 C) on the survival and growth of
juvenile polychaete Hydroides elegans (Haswell), and on their subsequent reproduction …

Population dynamics of marine organisms are strongly driven by their survival in early life
stages. As life stages are tightly linked, environmental stress experienced by organisms in …

Effects of salinity, temperature and food concentration on early development of the
polychaete Hydroides elegans (Haswell) were examined in 4 laboratory experiments. Three …

In the absence of an appropriate environmental cue, larvae of benthic marine invertebrates
typically delay their metamorphosis. Delaying metamorphosis is considered beneficial in …

Sperm production and motility, fecundity, and egg size, complexity and viability of serpulid
polychaetes Hydroides elegans and Hydroides diramphus after 2-week treatment to hypoxia …

The larvae of the polychaete Hydroides elegans were exposed to different feeding
schedules to evaluate the effects of starvation on metamorphosis and initial juvenile volume …

Competent larvae of the serpulid polychaete, Hydroides elegans (Haswell), were induced to
metamorphose by either 10− 4 M 3-isobutyl 1-methylxanthine (IBMX), adult homogenate, or …

Hypoxia likely compromises the reproductive success of those marine organisms carrying
out external fertilization because their gametes and embryos are inevitably exposed to the …