Chemical mediation of coral larval settlement by crustose coralline algae

• Main Authors: Tebben, J., Motti, C. A, Siboni, Nachshon, Negri, A. P., Harder, T., Steinberg, Peter David, Hatta, Masayuki, Tapiolas, D. M., Schupp, P. J., Kitamura, Makoto
• Other Authors: Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre (AEBC)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79454; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/26061
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The majority of marine invertebrates produce dispersive larvae which, in order to complete their life cycles, must attach and metamorphose into benthic forms. This process, collectively referred to as settlement, is often guided by habitat-specific cues. While the sources of such cues are well known...