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dc.contributor.authorDesai, D.V.
dc.contributor.authorAnil, A.C.
dc.date.accessioned2006-06-28T09:33:06Z
dc.date.available2006-06-28T09:33:06Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Marine Biological Association of UK, vol. 89, 909-920p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/165
dc.description.abstractPhytoplankton blooms are known to influence barnacle recruitment and in boreal regions spring blooms work as an important trigger. Close to the west coast of the sub-continent of India, blooms tend to be triggered by breaks in the monsoon and the recurrence of monsoon after a short break can stress the new recruits. We have undertaken this study to understand the recruitment of Balanus amphitrite, an acorn barnacle, at Dona Paula Bay at the mouth of Zuari estuary, Goa, India. Observations included variations in recruitment, larval abundance, development and reproduction. Adult conditioning and inter-brood variations were important factors in the larval ecology of this organism. The results indicate that the impulsive release of larvae during breaks between monsoons could be a shortsighted luxury for Balanus amphitrite in this waters. Temporal variations or recruitment failure in such environments can be attributed to inappropriate cue synchronization.
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dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by CUP. Copyright [2005] Cambridge University Press
dc.titleRecruitment of the barnacle Balanus amphitrite Darwin in a tropical estuary: implications of environmental perturbation, reproduction and larval ecology
dc.typeJournal Article


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