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Journal Article
Interaction among sea urchins in response to food cues
2021
Overview
Interaction among sea urchins remains largely uninvestigated, although the aggregation of sea urchins is common. In the present study, 1, 15 and 30 sea urchins
Strongylocentrotus intermedius
(11.06 ± 0.99 mm in test diameter) were placed in a 1 m
2
circular tank, respectively. Movement behaviors were recorded for 12 min to investigate potential interactions among sea urchins. After the 12-min control period, we added food cues into the tank and recorded the changes in sea urchins’ behaviors. For the first time, we here quantified the interactions among sea urchins in laboratory and found that the interactions varied with food cues and with different densities. The sea urchins dispersed in random directions after being released. There was no significant difference in the movement speed and the displacement of sea urchins among the three density groups (1, 15 and 30 ind/m
2
). The interaction occurred when sea urchins randomly contacted with the conspecifics and slowed down the movement speed. The speed of sea urchins after physical contacts decreased by an average of 40% in the density of 15 ind/m
2
and 17% in the density of 30 ind/m
2
. This interaction resulted in significantly higher randomness in the movement direction and lower movement linearity in 15 and 30 ind/m
2
than in 1 ind/m
2
. After the introduction of food cues, the movement speed, displacement and dispersal distance of sea urchin groups decreased significantly in all the three densities. The dispersal distance and expansion speed of sea urchins were significantly lower in 30 ind/m
2
than those in 15 ind/m
2
. The present study indicates that the interaction among sea urchins limits the movement of individual sea urchin and provides valuable information into how large groups of sea urchins are stable in places where food is plentiful.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group UK,Nature Publishing Group,Nature Portfolio
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