Use of body components during starvation in Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck) (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)

Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck) were starved for 2.5 months to determine which of the main body components (gut, gonad, body wall) are used for nutritive storage. The gut decreased in size and organic content during the first month, then remained relatively stable. The gonads decreased in size throu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 1998-07, Vol.225 (1), p.99-106
Hauptverfasser:	Lares, M.T, Pomory, C.M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Echinodermata Echinoderms Echinoidea Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Invertebrates Lytechinus variegatus Marine Sea urchin Starvation
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