Citation: Mercer, J.P. & Dunne, J. 1973 Observations of the swarming behaviour of the polychaete Platynereis dumerilii on the west coast of Ireland. Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society 3B: 191-194
Number of Pages: 4
Volume Part: 14
Keywords: Annelida, Ecology, Fauna, Galway, Marine, Methods, Mollusca, Polychaeta, Reproductive biology, Worm
Abstract: The swarming and spawning of the polychaete Platynereis dumerilii was filmed in Killeany Bay, Co. Galway. Patterns of swarming were analysed and the cinematographic method evaluated. Predators of P. dumerilii were identified.