Behavioral response of the starfish asterias forbesh to a thermal gradient |
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| Authors: | Martha Elizabeth Casterlin William W. Reynolds |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Marine Biology Program, Center for the Life Sciences, University of New England, 04005 Biddeford, Maine, USA |
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| Abstract: | ThirtyAsterias fbrbesii (Echinodermata: Asteroidea: Asteriidae) were tested as a group for 3 days in a long linear trough with a thermal gradient encompassing 5–45°C. The modal thermal preferendum of the starfish was between 20 and 25°C. The starfish avoided temperatures below 15°C or above 35°C. |
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| Keywords: | starfish behavior temperature thermoregulation Asteriasforbesii |
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