The peaceful lagoon serves as
a juvenile staging area for many species.
Not exact matches
Microfilaria (remember the
juvenile stage) are then produced from these gravid adult female worms (6 - 7 months post-infection) to circulate in the bloodstream awaiting the bite of a mosquito to keep the reservoir of infection in the
area.
Zooplankton and small fishes prey on tarpon in the egg and larval
stages, and piscivorous birds are primary predators of
juvenile tarpon once they enter nursery
areas.