Sentences with phrase «lived planktonic»
They have long - lived planktonic larvae that are easily transported by currents, but fast - growing and short - lived adults.
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Unlike many populations of animals that undergo genetic changes over numerous generations and improve their camouflage against the environment, sand fleas from the different beaches begin life as a planktonic larval stage and so are likely to come from the same gene pool.
With so little previously known about the larger Pacific striped octopus, the team hopes to continue studying the dietary needs of newly - hatched planktonic larvae to develop a captive breeding protocol and learn more about the animal's full life cycle.
Many marine invertebrates have complex life histories in which the planktonic larval phase acts as the vehicle to connect otherwise disjointed benthic adult populations which are mostly non-mobile.
«The green plants are one of the most diverse branches on the tree of life, with a half million species that range in size from planktonic unicells to redwood trees.
As soon as they are lowered, each bag encloses a water column and all planktonic organisms living in it.
«These planktonic organisms are the life support system of the planet.»