Invertebrate interspecific developmental patterns can be highly variable and, taxonomically,
are considered only weakly constrained. Intraspecifically, some invertebrate species …

In many species, alternative developmental pathways lead to the production of two distinct
phenotypes, promoting the evolution of morphological novelty and diversification. Offspring …

Most species of benthic marine invertebrates have a single mode of larval development.
Poecilogonous species are those that produce more than one type of larval offspring …

Poecilogony, a rare phenomenon in marine invertebrates, occurs when alternative larval
morphs differing in dispersal potential or trophic mode are produced from a single genome …

The ability to produce more than one kind of offspring, or poecilogony, is a striking example
of reproductive variability. Traditionally, larval nutrition has been classified as a dichotomy: if …

In marine invertebrates, polymorphism and polyphenism in mode of development are known
as “poecilogony.” Understanding the environmental correlates of poecilogony and the …

Poecilogony is the production of more than one type of young within a single species of
marine invertebrate. We chose a poecilogonous polychaete to investigate potential …

Poecilogony is the intraspecific variation in developmental mode that has been described in
some marine invertebrates. Poecilogonous species produce different larval forms (eg., free …

Phragmatopoma spp. are marine, reef-building polychaetes that inhabit the intertidal and
shallow subtidal zones of both coasts of the Americas. Phragmatopoma californica is found …

The polychaete Streblospio benedicti is unusual in that several field populations consist of
individuals that exhibit either planktotrophic or lecithotrophic larval development …