Reproduction Effort in the Nudibranch Phestilla sibogae: Calorimetric Analysis of Food and Eggs

dc.contributor.authorHaramaty, Liti
dc.date.accessioned2008-04-30T02:46:17Z
dc.date.available2008-04-30T02:46:17Z
dc.date.issued1991-07
dc.description.abstractPhestilla sibogae, a nudibranch living on corals of the genus Porites, is rarely found on the reef at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, although Porites compressa is a dominant coral there. This is probably due to massive predation on juveniles and adults. Such predation pressure would force this species to put high effort into reproduction. In this work I found that P. sibogae laid eggs amounting to up to 17% of their body weight each day. Furthermore, based on a 100% conversion efficiency for ingested coral tissue, 51-78% of the calories each individual ate daily were channeled into egg production. Photosynthetic activity of zooxanthellae in the nudibranch's tissue suggests that the algae may provide some of the energy required by the animal's metabolism.
dc.identifier.citationHaramaty L. 1991. Reproduction effort in the nudibranch Phestilla sibogae: calorimetric analysis of food and eggs. Pac Sci 45(3): 257-262.
dc.identifier.issn0030-8870
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/1389
dc.language.isoen-US
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawai'i Press
dc.titleReproduction Effort in the Nudibranch Phestilla sibogae: Calorimetric Analysis of Food and Eggs
dc.typeArticle
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