Investigation of larval sensory systems in the marine bryozoan, Bugula neritina

Bugula neritina is a sessile marine bryozoan with a pelagic larval stage. Larvae frequently settle on boat hulls, facilitating the introduction of B. neritina to bays and estuaries worldwide. Adrenergic agonists, such as the vertebrate hormone noradrenaline, inhibit larval settlement in a variety of...

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Main Author: Price, Heather Leigh
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@CalPoly 2015
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1410
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2538&context=theses