By comparing the growth and development of the larvae of four damselfish including an anemonefish ( Premnas biaculeatus ), Kavanagh and Alford, 2003 found a highly significant negative correlation between the duration of embryonic development and PLD that was also observed when more species were taken into account. 44 , 45 This is not surprising, as damselfish life history strategies vary widely, 45 and a shift in one life history trait can trigger the coordinated evolution of many other traits (eg, imprinting on sea anemone odor at hatching might require earlier development of the olfactory system 46 ).
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The real Nemo movie: Description of embryonic development in Amphiprion ocellaris from first division to hatching.
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