Citation: Nicholas, D., Bishop, G.M. & Sime, A.A.T. 1983 The effect of depth and exposure on gonad production in the sea-urchin Echinus esculentus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) from sites around the British Isles. Progress in Underwater Science 8: 61-71
Number of Pages: 11
Keywords: Biogeography, Echinodermata, Fauna, Marine, Reproductive biology, Sublittoral, Waves
Abstract: This paper reports on an investigation of the effects of both depth and exposure to wave action on the development of reproductive tissue of the sea urchin Echinus esculentus at a large number of sites over a wide geographical range.