التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Yellow tails in Iasis cylindrica (Salpida: Salpidae) chains suggest zooid-type subspecialization in salp colonies. |
| المؤلفون: |
Damian-Serrano, Alejandro1 adamians@uoregon.edu |
| المصدر: |
Ecology. Mar2024, Vol. 105 Issue 3, p1-5. 5p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*HISTORY of biology, *PREDATION, *COLONIES (Biology), *MARINE biology, *NATURAL history, *MARINE invertebrates |
| مستخلص: |
The article explores the presence of yellow tails in Iasis cylindrica colonies, suggesting the existence of specialized zooid types within salp colonies. This phenomenon, known as colonial polymorphism, has been observed in other marine invertebrates but not in salps. The article describes the anatomy and characteristics of the yellow zooids, called lepidozooids, and proposes that they may function as a decoy to distract predators. The study emphasizes the importance of direct observation and in situ fieldwork in uncovering new aspects of salp natural history, including the discovery of a pigmented defense mechanism called a lepidosome in I. cylindrica. The text also mentions the widespread presence of pigmentation in salps and its potential role in interactions with predators and symbionts. [Extracted from the article] |
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