Recruitment processesA TALE OF SURVIVAL

摘要

Many marine organisms have what is known as a bi-partite life cycle, in which adultsrelease eggs and sperm, also known as spawn, which fertilise to produce tiny larvae that disperse in the open oceans before returning to benthic habitats to continue their lives as juveniles and adults. While older individuals who move locations are often well adapted to the habitats they may find at their end point, larvae may find themselves in a scary new world when they reach their new home, one in which they have no prior experience. So what happens when these larvae arrive at their new homes?