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The Biology of Asterias Rubens L.: Growth And Reproduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

H. G. Vevers
H. G. Vevers
Affiliation:
Zoologist at the Plymouth Laboratory
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Considerable differences were found in the size compositions of populations of Asterias rubens off Plymouth. These differences were not correlated with age.

Laboratory observations on rate of growth showed that well fed starfishes grow fast during summer and autumn and somewhat slower in winter. Poorly fed starfishes did not increase in size, but were able to survive for long periods with a minimum of food.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , June 1949 , pp. 165 - 187
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1949

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