The starfish will eventually be available for the ... Those in turn developed into floating larvae no bigger than specks. The Academy of Sciences was allotted roughly 11 million larvae, and ...

Two-week old crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster sp.) larvae viewed under a florescence microscope. Such microscopes use UV (ultraviolet light) which causes the starfish larvae to glow blue and ...

The 2016 winner was a time-lapse video depicting an eight-week-old starfish larva searching for food by William Gilpin of Stanford University. A predatory protozoan showing off its hunting ...

Insights into reproductive trends, predation patterns, and climatic triggers observed prior to a crown-of-thorns outbreak are ...

These starfish are notorious for their ability to ... Another important aspect of COTS ecology is the settlement behavior of their larvae. Research has shown that certain species of coralline ...