Spawning pheromone in crown-of-thorns starfish
@article{Beach1975SpawningPI, title={Spawning pheromone in crown-of-thorns starfish}, author={D. H. Beach and N. J. Hanscomb and R. 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… Expand
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