The ecological patterns of many invertebrate larvae remain an ongoing mystery, in large part
owing to the difficult task of detecting them in the water column. The development of nucleic …

Abstract Knowledge of the temporal and spatial abundance of invertebrate larvae is critical
to understanding the dispersal capabilities and recruitment potential of marine and aquatic …

One of the biggest obstacles to studying recruitment variation in marine bivalves is the need
to collect and process large numbers of plankton samples. Larval bivalves are notoriously …

Accurate and efficient identification to the species level of early larval stages has long been
a problematic step in the study of marine invertebrates, due to the extremely small size of the …

The ability to identify early life-history stages of organisms is essential for a better
understanding of population dynamics and for attempts to inventory biodiversity. The …

Quantification of planktonic larval distributions has been limited by processing time, given
the large numbers of samples generated by extensive field surveys. Until recently, the only …

To begin to understand overall patterns and processes influencing marine populations,
communities and ecosystems, it is important to determine the timing, duration, mode and …

Planktonic survey is important for understanding the dynamics and structure of populations
or communities. However, the small size of early planktonic larvae, usually< 500 µm, makes …

Ecological studies of the diversity and distribution of marine planktonic larvae are
increasingly depending on molecular methods for accurate taxonomic identification. The …

A nested multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay has been developed that allows
the discrimination between six bivalve larvae common to Danish coastal waters …