Archive for November 24th, 2012

Echinoderms Display Morphological and Behavioural Phenotypic Plasticity in Response to Their Trophic Environment

Adam D. Hughes*, Lars Brunner, Elizabeth J. Cook, Maeve S. Kelly, Ben Wilson Department of Ecology, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, Argyll, Scotland The trophic interactions of sea urchins are known to be the agents of phase shifts in benthic marine habitats such as tropical and temperate reefs. In temperate reefs, the grazing activity of sea urchins has […]