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Long-term monitoring of space competition among fluorescent and nonfluorescent sea anemones in the Mediterranean Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2007

Jörg Wiedenmann ,
Alexandra Leutenegger ,
Silke Gundel ,
Florian Schmitt ,
Cecilia D'Angelo  and
Werner Funke
Jörg Wiedenmann
Affiliation:
Institute of General Zoology and Endocrinology, University of Ulm, 89069 Ulm, Germany
Alexandra Leutenegger
Affiliation:
Institute of General Zoology and Endocrinology, University of Ulm, 89069 Ulm, Germany
Silke Gundel
Affiliation:
Institute of General Zoology and Endocrinology, University of Ulm, 89069 Ulm, Germany
Florian Schmitt
Affiliation:
Institute of General Zoology and Endocrinology, University of Ulm, 89069 Ulm, Germany
Cecilia D'Angelo
Affiliation:
Institute of General Zoology and Endocrinology, University of Ulm, 89069 Ulm, Germany
Werner Funke
Affiliation:
Institute of Experimental Ecology, University of Ulm, 89069 Ulm, Germany
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Abstract

The competition for space among fluorescent and nonfluorescent Anemonia species was monitored in the Mediterranean Sea in order to see whether the fluorescent species A. sulcata var. smaragdina was a better competitor in shallow water habitats. Over a period of 11 years, A. sulcata var. smaragdina convincingly out competed the nonfluorescent A. rustica. We thereby found support for the notion that the GFP-like pigments may increase competitive ability in anthozoans.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 87 , Issue 4 , August 2007 , pp. 851 - 852
Copyright
2007 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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