Re: NANFA-- F. diaphanus

Scott Davis (unclescott_at_prodigy.net)
Thu, 4 Jan 2001 11:15:24 -0600

> As another possible spawning cue, has anyone noticed any linkage to lunar
> cycles with freshwater Fundulus? It's clearly important to heteroclitus
and
> luciae (and probably other estuarine species). I've never seen reference
to
> lunar cues with the freshwater species.

There was a study in Copaeia (sp) several years ago on one of the marsh
killies, perhaps confluentus. It laid it's eggs in the grasses at high tide.
I seem to recall (sorry, it's been a long time) that they hatched at the
next high tide. This is an interesting form of egg protection and hints at a
certain annualism in one of the North American Fundulus. Obviously not a
fresh water situation, but fascinating anyway.

All the best!

Scott

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