Abstract
Although G. caespitosa is able to survive seawater dilution down to 60% seawater, oocytes released into 60% seawater are not viable. Despite this, a greater percentage of oocytes released into 60% seawater are induced to undergo prematuration (as indicated by the initiation of meiosis) than occurs in oocytes released into normal seawater. Unspawned oocytes in adult worms maintained in 60% seawater are protected from this osmotic shock despite equilibration of the osmotic concentration of the body fluids with the external medium.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 483-486 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Marine and Freshwater Research |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1984 |