Food availability drives plastic self-repair response in a basal metazoan- case study on the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz 1865
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16346-w
Abstract: Many marine invertebrates including ctenophores are capable of extensive body regeneration when injured. However, as for the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi, there is a constant subportion of individuals not undergoing whole body regeneration but forming… read more here.
Keywords: self repair; food availability; regeneration; leidyi ... See more keywords
Species composition and predation pressure of the gelatinous zooplankton community in the western Dutch Wadden Sea before and after the invasion of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz, 1865
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DOI: 10.3391/ai.2017.12.1.02
Abstract: The ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz, 1865 is a successful, recent, macroplanktonic invader in European coastal waters, including theDutch Wadden Sea. It occurs year-round in substantial numbers. The effect of M. leidyi on structure of… read more here.
Keywords: gelatinous zooplankton; sea; dutch wadden; leidyi ... See more keywords