Contribution to Book
Ecology and Evolution of Larval Dispersal in the Deep Sea
Evolutionary Ecology of Marine Invertebrate Larvae
(2018)
Abstract
More than seventy percent of the earth's surface is covered by ocean - the home to a staggering and sometimes overwhelming diversity of organisms, a majority of which reside in pelagic form. Marine invertebrate larvae are an integral part of this pelagic diversity and have stimulated the curiosity of researchers for centuries. This book will provide an important, modern update on the topic of larval ecology, representing the first major synthesis of this interdisciplinary field for more than 20 years. The content will be structured around four major areas: evolutionary origins and transitions in developmental mode; functional morphology and ecology of larval forms; larval transport, settlement, and metamorphosis; climate change and larval ecology at the extremes. This novel synthesis will integrate traditional larval ecology with life history theory, evolutionary developmental biology, and modern genomics research.
Keywords
- Larval dispersal,
- Marine invertebrate,
- Ecology,
- Evolution,
- Oceangraphy
Disciplines
Publication Date
2018
Editor
Tyler Carrier, Adam Reitzel, and Andreas Heyland
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Citation Information
Craig M. Young, Shawn M. Arellano, Jean-Francois Hamel and Annie Mercier. "Ecology and Evolution of Larval Dispersal in the Deep Sea" Evolutionary Ecology of Marine Invertebrate Larvae (2018) p. 229 - 250 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/shawn-arellano/1/