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Synchronous spawnings of 105 scleractinian coral species on the Great Barrier Reef

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Mass Spawning in Tropical Reef Corals

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The origin and evolution of gamete dimorphism and the male-female phenomenon

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Consequences of Surf-Zone Turbulence for Settlement and External Fertilization

1989 • 388 citations

Sex Change and Sexual Selection

1975 • 383 citations

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1991 • 347 citations

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Annual reproductive cycles of the commercial sea urchinParacentrotus lividus from an exposed intertidal and a sheltered subtidal habitat on the west coast of Ireland

1990 • 313 citations

The Movement of Sea-Urchin Spermatozoa

1955 • 293 citations

Bateman's Principles and the Measurement of Sexual Selection in Plants and Animals

1994 • 293 citations

The Importance of Sperm Limitation to the Evolution of Egg Size in Marine Invertebrates

1993 • 289 citations

Chapter 7 Mechanisms of Activation of Sperm and Egg During Fertilization of Sea Urchin Gametes

1978 • 282 citations

Aspects of the Fertilization Ecology of Broadcast Spawning Corals: Sperm Dilution Effects and in situ Measurements of Fertilization

1992 • 254 citations

Coral Community Reproductive Patterns: Red Sea Versus the Great Barrier Reef

1985 • 220 citations

Experimental hybridization and breeding incompatibilities within the mating systems of mass spawning reef corals

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TEMPORAL VARIATION IN THE REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE OFMYTILUS EDULISL. (BIVALVIA, MYTILIDAE) FROM LOCALITIES ON THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES

1982 • 207 citations

Why Life Histories Evolve Differently in the Sea

1990 • 203 citations

Kinetics of Fertilization in the Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus franciscanus: Interaction of Gamete Dilution, Age, and Contact Time

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Broadcasting fables: Is external fertilization really primitive? Sex, size, and larvae in sabellid polychaetes

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Fertilization kinetics of sea urchin eggs

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1988 • 171 citations

Seasonal changes in the physiology, reproductive condition and carbohydrate content of the cockle Cardium (=Cerastoderma) edule (Bivalvia: Cardiidae)

1980 • 169 citations

Brood or broadcast? The adaptive significance of different reproductive strategies in the two intertidal sea stars Leptasterias hexactis and Pisaster ochraceus

1975 • 166 citations

Predictable and unpredictable spawning events:in situbehavioural data from free-spawning coral reef invertebrates

1992 • 162 citations

The Roles of Female Mate Choice and Predation in the Mating Systems of Some Tropical Labroid Fishes

1977 • 160 citations

Sperm Diffusion Models and In Situ Confirmation of Long-Distance Fertilization in the Free-Spawning Asteroid Acanthaster planci

1994 • 146 citations

Effects of gamete traits on fertilization in the sea and the evolution of sexual dimorphism

1996 • 142 citations

Demonstration of sperm chemotaxis in Echinodermata: Asteroidea, Holothuroidea, Ophiuroidea

1985 • 131 citations

SPERM‐MEDIATED GENE FLOW AND THE GENETIC STRUCTURE OF A POPULATION OF THE COLONIAL ASCIDIAN BOTRYLLUS SCHLOSSERI

1991 • 131 citations

Spawning behaviors of northeast Pacific sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata)

1988 • 131 citations

Reproductive biology, spawning and field fertilization rates of Acanthatser planci

1992 • 131 citations

Sexual cycle of three commercially important holothurian species ( Echinodermata ) from the lagoon of New Caledonia

1981 • 130 citations

The Fertilization Reaction in the Sea-Urchin

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Coral-spawn slicks in the Great Barrier Reef: preliminary observations

1987 • 120 citations

Is there a Unifying Concept of Sexual Selection that Applies to Both Plants and Animals?

1994 • 120 citations

An in situ measurement of sperm dispersal in a colonial marine hydroid

1990 • 117 citations

Variable Pelagic Fertilization Success: Implications for Mate Choice and Spatial Patterns of Mating

1992 • 116 citations

The roles of female mate choice and predation in the mating systems of some tropical labroid fishes

1977 • 113 citations

The micropyle: a sperm guidance system in teleost fertilization

1990 • 112 citations

Annual reproductive cycles in four species of West Coast starfishes

1958 • 112 citations

Reproductive success in large populations: empirical measures and theoretical predictions of fertilization in the sea biscuit Clypeaster rosaceus

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Male Reproductive Success in Sessile Invertebrates: Competition for Fertilizations

1994 • 109 citations

STUDIES ON THE BIOLOGY OF THE SEA URCHIN：I. Superficial and Histological Gonadal Changes in Gametogenic Process of Two Sea Urchins, Strongylocentrotus nudus and S. intermedius

1960 • 109 citations

Male Sperm Competition Avoidance Mechanisms: The Influence of Female Interests

1984 • 105 citations

Seasonal breeding aggregations in low-density populations of the bathyal echinoid Stylocidaris lineata

1992 • 95 citations

Spawning periodicity and habitat of the palolo worm Eunice viridis (Polychaeta: Eunicidae) in the Samoan Islands

1984 • 94 citations

GASTROPODA: PROSOBRANCHIA

1977 • 93 citations

GASTROPODA: OPISTHOBRANCHIA

1977 • 88 citations

Level, content, and caloric equivalents of the lipid, carbohydrate, and protein in the body components of Luidia clathrata (echinodermata: asteroidea: platyasterida) in Tampa bay

1973 • 87 citations

Evolution of Egg Size in Free-Spawners: Consequences of the Fertilization-Fecundity Trade-Off

1996 • 85 citations

Simultaneous Spawning of Six Species of Echinoderms in Barkley Sound, British Columbia

1988 • 84 citations

The Effects of Hydrodynamic Shear Stress on Fertilization and Early Development of the Purple Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

1995 • 84 citations

Maturation and Spawning

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In situ Rates of Fertilization Among Broadcast Spawning Gorgonian Corals

1996 • 83 citations

Sperm competition in horseshoe crabs ( Limulus polyphemus )

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Sex Allocation in Hermaphroditic Sea Basses

1991 • 79 citations

A Comparison of the Biology ofEchinus esculentusin Different Habitats

1934 • 77 citations

Reproductive success in the Caribbean octocoral Briareum asbestinum

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Biological Consequences of Topography on Wave-swept Rocky Shores: I. Enhancement of External Fertilization

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Physical Properties Of Gametes In Three Sea Urchin Species

1994 • 74 citations

THE ANNUAL REPRODUCTIVE AND NUTRITIONAL CYCLES IN TWO WESTERN SEA URCHINS

1955 • 73 citations

The Effects of Sperm Concentration, Sperm:Egg Ratio, and Gamete Age on Fertilization Success in Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) in the Laboratory

1994 • 73 citations

The analysis of paternity and maternity in the marine hydrozoan Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers

1993 • 73 citations

Sperm competition in horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus)

1994 • 72 citations

Reproduction of sympatric populations of Patiriella gunnii, P. calcar and P. exigua in New South Wales, asterinid seastars with direct development

1992 • 71 citations

Developmental Consequences of an Evolutionary Change in Egg Size: An Experimental Test

1988 • 70 citations

Asynchronous spawning and aggregative behavior in the sea urchin Diadema antillarum (Philippi)

1988 • 68 citations

Predicting Optimal and Unique Egg Sizes in Free-Spawning Marine Invertebrates

1996 • 66 citations

Echinodermata. Echinoidea

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ORGANIC PRODUCTIVITY IN THE REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE OF THE PURPLE SEA URCHIN

1959 • 62 citations

Quantitative measurement of reproductive output in the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin), using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

1993 • 60 citations

Multiple species, mass spawning events in an Irish sea lough: the effect of temperatures on spawning and recruitment of invertebrates

1992 • 56 citations

STUDIES ON THE BIOLOGY OF THE SEA URCHIN：III. Reproductive Cycle of Two Sea Urchins, Strongylocentrotus nudus and S. intermedius, in Southern Hokkaido

1960 • 55 citations

Contribution à l'étude du cycle annuel de reproduction d'une population d'asterias rubens (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) du littoral belge

1973 • 54 citations

Chemical Mediation of Sperm Activity and Longevity in the Solitary Ascidians Ciona intestinalis and Ascidiella aspersa

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A note on the evolution of gamete dimorphism

1974 • 52 citations

Biology ofEvechinus chloroticus(echinoidea: Echinometridae) from different localities

1970 • 51 citations

The role of free amino acids in nitrogen storage during the annual cycle of a starfish

1975 • 50 citations

Pairing behaviour, reproduction and diet in the deep-sea holothurian genus Paroriza (Holothurioidea: Synallactidae)

1992 • 50 citations

The Biology of Echinocardium cordatum

1936 • 49 citations

Abnormal development of toad ova fertilized by spermatozoa exposed to the Roentgen rays

1907 • 48 citations

Mating behaviour and reproductive cycle of Archaster typicus (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)

1988 • 48 citations

The annual reproductive cycle of the holothurian Aslia lefevrei (Dendrochirota: Echinodermata)

1985 • 48 citations

THE ADAPTIVE VALUE OF SEXUAL DIMORPHISM: I, ANISOGAMY

1967 • 47 citations

Small Size, Brooding, and Protandry in the Apodid Sea Cucumber Leptosynapta clarki

1994 • 45 citations

Transport and mixing of gametes in three free-spawning polychaete annelids, Phragmatopoma californica (Fewkes), Sabellaria cementarium (Moore), and Schizobranchia insignis (Bush)

1994 • 45 citations

Small-Scale Dispersion of Eggs and Sperm of the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) in a Shallow Coral Reef Habitat

1994 • 43 citations

Porifera: Sudden Sperm Release by Tropical Demospongiae

1970 • 43 citations

Reproductive cycles ofHolothuria (Halodeima) floridana, H. (H.) mexicanaand their hybrids (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) in southern Florida, U.S.A.

1980 • 42 citations

Sperm-Mediated Gene Flow and the Genetic Structure of a Population of the Colonial Ascidian Botryllus schlosseri

1991 • 42 citations

Reproductive cycle and biometric relations in a population of Actinopyga echinites (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from the lagoon of New Caledonia, western tropical Pacific

1982 • 40 citations

Sea-water temperature and spawning behaviour in the seastar Marthasterias glacialis

1987 • 39 citations

Nutrition, growth and sexuality of the Pismo clam (Tivela stultorum)

1947 • 38 citations

Reproductive cycle, larval development, juvenile growth and population dynamics of Patiriella pseudoexigua (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in Taiwan

1992 • 38 citations

Gene flow via the dispersal of fertilizing sperm in a colonial ascidian (Botryllus schlosseri): the effect of male density

1995 • 35 citations

Differences in reproductive strategies of morphs of the genus Echinaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Eastern Gulf of Mexico

1982 • 33 citations

The breeding cycles of a sand dollar and a sea urchin

1967 • 32 citations

The Adaptive Value of Sexual Dimorphism: I, Anisogamy

1967 • 30 citations

SPAWNING PERIODICITY OF SEA URCHINS AT SETO -II. DIADEMA SETOSUM-

1967 • 29 citations

THE BREEDING SEASON OF THE BRACHIOPOD, LINGULA UNGUIS (L.)

1959 • 29 citations

Gamete dispersion and fertilisation success of the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa

1996 • 28 citations

RHYTHMIC SEXUAL MATURITY AND SPAWNING OF CERTAIN BIVALVE MOLLUSKS

1932 • 27 citations

Cleavage in Conical Sand Dollar Eggs

1994 • 26 citations

A note on the evolution of sexual dimorphism

1982 • 21 citations

The variability in the fertilization rate

1956 • 21 citations

SPAWNING PERIODICITY OF SEA URCHINS AT SETO -I. MESPILIA GLOBULUS-

1967 • 20 citations

Movement, morphology, reproductive periodicity, and some factors affecting gonad production in the seastar Astrostole scabra (Hutton)

1980 • 19 citations

Allocation of Resources to Body Components in Heliocidaris erythrogramma and Heliocidaris tuberculata : Echinodermata: Echinoidea

1994 • 18 citations

COMPARATIVE FERTILITY OF GAMETES FROM SIX SPECIES OF SEA URCHINS

1972 • 14 citations

CEPHALOPODA: NAUTILOIDEA

1977 • 11 citations

Observations on the Spawning Habits of Hydroides Dianthus

1910 • 5 citations

Deleted Work

1955 • 0 citations