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dc.contributor.authorEswaran, R.
dc.contributor.authorKhandeparker, L.
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-11T06:39:49Z
dc.date.available2014-12-11T06:39:49Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationMarine Ecology (an Evolutionary Perspective), vol.35(4); 2014; 492-505
dc.identifier.otherno
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4656
dc.description.abstractUlva sp. and Gracilaria sp. were found colonizing shell surfaces of an acorn barnacle, Megabalanus tintinnabulum. However, this association was not noticed in the case of Balanus amphitrite, which was a co-inhabitant. Such a difference in intergeneric interactions with the algae was examined in laboratory experiments. For this, the influence that extracts of algae, extracts of algae-associated bacteria and natural leachants from M. tintinnabulum exerted on cyprid metamorphosis of B. amphitrite was examined. Extracts of algae and associated bacteria showed no effect on the metamorphosis of B. amphitrite. This may be attributed to absence of cue-specific sugars in the exopolysaccharides and culture supernatants of bacteria. On the other hand, natural leachants of M. tintinnabulum, which showed the presence of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine, a known algal spore attractant, also inhibited metamorphosis of B. amphitrite. Thus, hosting specific epibionts could have important roles in the segregation of barnacle population.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBlackwell Verlag GmbH
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dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by Blackwell. Copyright [2014] Blackwell
dc.subjectBalanus amphitrite
dc.subjectmetamorphosis
dc.subjectepibiosis
dc.subjectalgae
dc.titleAlgal epibiosis on Megabalanus tintinnabulum and its role in segregation of the Balanus amphitrite population
dc.typeJournal Article


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