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Larval settlement of soft-sediment invertebrates: the spatial scales of pattern explained by active habitat selection and the emerging rôle of hydrodynamical processes
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Fractal properties of spatial distribution of intertidal benthic communities
TL;DR: It is suggested that fractal-like spatial structures may be a general feature of communities, and speculate on the nature of such patterns.
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A Chemical Cue Induces Settlement of Sydney Rock Oysters, Saccostrea commercialis, in the Laboratory and in the Field
TL;DR: The results of the study demonstrated that (1) the effects of a biofilm on settlement vary with the substratum and these oysters can respond to a chemical cue (Ca(OH)2) in the field and the ecological implications of the ability of larvae to select a habitat in response to chemical cues are discussed.
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Roles of hydrodynamics and larval behaviour in determining spatial aggregation in the tunicate Ciona intestinalis
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TL;DR: Results indicate that formation of aggregations of C. intestinalis in the field are probably the result of hydrodynamic processes rather than gregarious larval settlement, in contrast to similar investigations of other ascidian species.
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Defense of Benthic Invertebrates Against Surface Colonization by Larvae: A Chemical Arms Race
TL;DR: The evidence that invertebrates chemically deter or kill the propagules of fouling animals and protists under natural conditions is reviewed, and that chemosensory mechanisms may allow larvae to detect and avoid settling on chemically protected organisms.
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In situ quantification of a natural settlement cue and recruitment of the Australian sea urchin Holopneustes purpurascens
TL;DR: Initial results support a biofilm derived settlement cue for larval H. purpurascens from coralline algae, and variation in settlement and recruitment was consis- tent with the variation among species histamine contents.