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Finding the Chemical Signals that Induce Marine Larvae to Settle to the Sea Floor

Abstract

Until recently, the common wisdom among scientists was that larvae are passive drifters, tossed at the whim of powerful waves and currents. Where they settled was believed to be a matter of random chance. This theory had holes ,however, since field observations consistently showed that settlement rates are higher on preferred reef materials.

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