Using larvae of sea urchins as test examples, scientists have found that these little creatures actively modify their swimming speeds in response to ambient flow conditions. They actively increase ...

Predation on planktonic larval stages is frequently a major source of mortality for the offspring of benthic marine invertebrates. Mortality rate likely varies with larval size and developmental stage ...

Competition is a ubiquitous structuring force across systems, but different fields emphasize the role of different types of competition. In benthic marine environments, where some of the classic ...

Recent methodological advances in the analysis of the fossil record and in the estimation of diversification rates from molecular phylogenies have enabled the refinement of global diversity curves 1,2 ...

D-serine is a representative D-form amino acid and has crucial roles in mammals, but its role in non-mammals is unclear. Researchers from Japan recently uncovered a functional role of D-serine in a ...

Many marine invertebrates have complex life histories in which the planktonic larval phase acts as the vehicle to connect otherwise disjointed benthic adult populations which are mostly non-mobile.