Investigating the timing of spawning of two sea urchins (Tripneustes gratilla and Toxopneustes pileolus)
Shih‐jie Lin,
Chia‐Hsuan Hsu,
Keryea Soong
Abstract:Many marine organisms broadcast gametes for external fertilization, thus conspecifics need to concentrate the time of gamete release through synchronization with environmental factors. We investigated the timing of spawning in two sea urchin species, Tripneustes gratilla and Toxopneustes pileolus, by assessing the spawning potential of individuals using both surveys and experiments in southern Taiwan from March to November 2010. We developed a new method to observe the spawning potential without sacrificing an… Show more
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