Robert P. Ellis

Ontogeny of settlement behaviours in response to Grammatophora marina diatom biofilms in the marine polychaete, Platynereis dumerilii

Abstract Settlement, the transition of a swimming planktonic larva to a benthic juvenile, is a key process during the development of many marine invertebrates. Microbial biofilms act as positive cues for larval settlement across species, yet the behavioural processes preceding se...