Spawning pheromone in crown-of-thorns starfish
@article{Beach1975SpawningPI,
title={Spawning pheromone in crown-of-thorns starfish},
author={Darrell H. Beach and N. J. Hanscomb and Rupert F. G. Ormond},
journal={Nature},
year={1975},
volume={254},
pages={135-136}
}LARGE aggregations of the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci L have destroyed a high proportion of the coral on certain Indo-Pacific reefs. We report that gamete release by one A. planci induces other ripe starfish to spawn; similar behaviour has been observed in certain other echinoderms1,2. During natural spawning a pheromone is released from the gonad, which synchronises spawning in neighbouring animals and also induces starfish movement towards the spawning individual. Using a Y…
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