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On the antennular secretion of the cyprid of Balanus amphitrite amphitrite, and its role as a settlement pheromone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Anthony S. Clare ,
Rebecca K. Freet  and
Marion McClary
Anthony S. Clare
Affiliation:
Duke University, School of the Environment, Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC 28516, USA
Rebecca K. Freet
Affiliation:
Duke University, School of the Environment, Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC 28516, USA
Marion McClary
Affiliation:
Duke University, School of the Environment, Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC 28516, USA
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In exploring a substratum, Balanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin (Crustacea: Cirripedia) cyprids deposit ‘footprints’ of antennular secretion. The results of in vitro settlement assays suggest that in addition to serving as a temporary adhesive, the secretion acts as a pheromone, in that its presence induces the settlement of conspecific cyprids. This result is in accord with a previous study on Balanus balanoides (L.)(=Semibalanus balanoides). In settlement assays, the pheromone is likely to contribute to an observed positive linear relationship between settlement and cyprid density. The density effect should thus be an important consideration in the design of barnacle settlement assays. In the field, cyprid searching behaviour may render a surface more attractive to settlement by cypris larvae.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 74 , Issue 1 , February 1994 , pp. 243 - 250
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1994

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