Light as an inhibitor of strobilation in Aurelia aurita
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
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Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
Marine |
| Abstract |
The environmental conditions under which strobilation of Aurelia scyphistomæ occurs are incompletely understood. Berrill in a review suggests three factors as being of particular significance: a heavy diet of suitable food prior to metamorphosis; a definite, low critical temperature, usually the winter minimum; and a good supply of food and oxygen at the critical period. Thiel, as a result of observations on naturally-occurring populations of scy-phistomæ, largely supports these suggestions and places particular emphasis on the food supply prior to strobilation. Laboratory experiments have produced conflicting results. |
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