Settlement of the gastropod <i>Concholepas concholepas</i> on shells of conspecific adults

dc.contributor.authorManríquez, PH
dc.contributor.authorNavarrete, SA
dc.contributor.authorRosson, A
dc.contributor.authorCastilla, JC
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T01:07:57Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T01:07:57Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractCompetent larvae of the commercially important marine gastropod Concholepas concholepas (Gastropoda: Muricidae) 'loco', were collected in the field and exposed in the laboratory to adult conspecific shells with and without barnacle epibionts. Settlement and metamorphosis was induced by the presence of barnacles on shells of live or dead conspecifics, but not by C concholepas shells without barnacles. Results from laboratory experiments agreed well with field surveys showing the presence of recruits on conspecific shells overgrown with barnacles in shallow subtidal habitats (similar to3-30 m deep), suggesting the potential importance of barnacles inin inducing settlement and metamorphosis of locos under natural conditions. Most loco recruits were found below the C. concholepas shell apex, feeding on barnacles, inhabiting crevices among them, and inside dead barnacles. The mean size of recruits on locos' shells increased over four months from the beginning of the settlement season and no individual larger than 1.5 cm was observed, suggesting that they abandon adult loco shells at this size, roughly 5-6 months after settlement.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn1469-7769
dc.identifier.issn0025-3154
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/96403
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000222448700021
dc.issue.numero3
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final658
dc.pagina.inicio651
dc.revistaJournal of the marine biological association of the united kingdom
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subject.ods14 Life Below Water
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.odspa14 Vida submarina
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.titleSettlement of the gastropod <i>Concholepas concholepas</i> on shells of conspecific adults
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen84
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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