. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. tain up to ± of the nauplii passing the pro- jected area of the tentacle crown at their optimal flow speed ({7]0 = 20 cm s~'). The feeding efficiency of all size classes decreased monotonically beyond their optimum. At all flow velocities except the lowest one, small anem- ones were significantly (2-3 times) more efficient than medium-sized anemones, which in turn were about twice as efficient as large anemones; these results are analogous to the pattern of feeding rates based on bio- mass and area of feeding surfa
. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. tain up to ± of the nauplii passing the pro- jected area of the tentacle crown at their optimal flow speed ({7]0 = 20 cm s~'). The feeding efficiency of all size classes decreased monotonically beyond their optimum. At all flow velocities except the lowest one, small anem- ones were significantly (2-3 times) more efficient than medium-sized anemones, which in turn were about twice as efficient as large anemones; these results are analogous to the pattern of feeding rates based on bio- mass and area of feeding surface. Effect of upstream neighbors The feeding rate per unit area of tentacle crown of me- dium-sized M. senile declined significantly with increas- ing numbers of conspecifics upstream ( ± to ± nauplii min~' cm"2, both ±95% CL) (Fig. 5). The effect of upstream neighbors was most pronounced within small aggregations of anemones (2-4 rows). In- creasing the number of aligned rows of anemones from 7 to 16 did not reduce the feeding rate per unit area of tentacle crown, and thus indicated a threshold at which the feeding rate per polyp was unaffected by the addition of upstream neighbors. 30 J 24 U 1. 18 i if 12 •8 u Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ); Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ). Annual report 1907/08-1952; Lillie, Frank Rattray, 1870-1947; Moore, Carl Richard, 1892-; Redfield, Alfred Clarence, 1890-1983. Woods Hole, Mass. : Marine Biological Laboratory
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