Anthopleura sola and their UV Protection Mechanism
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Ultraviolet radiation is dangerous to many animals and plants, some of whom have mechanisms of protection. I propose to study whether Anthopleura sola covers itself with shell fragments as UV protection. I have preliminarily done both an observational study and an experimental study. The observational study examines the relationship between anemones’ exposure to UV light and the percent shell cover they exhibit on the body column. The experimental study tested the alternative hypothesis that shells were a limiting factor in the areas with less shell fragments. Thus, the experimental study consisted of adding shells to the experimental quadrats and observing the change from pre-treatment to post-treatment in terms of percent shell cover. This study found no relationship between UV light and shell cover, but found a significant difference in the timing of shell cover before and after treatment.
Description
| Type of resource | text, software, multimedia, Dataset |
|---|---|
| Date created | June 6, 2019 |
| Date modified | February 9, 2022; December 5, 2022 |
| Publication date | December 10, 2021 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Dee, Gillian |
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Subjects
| Subject | Ultraviolet radiation |
|---|---|
| Subject | Sea-anemones > Behavior |
| Subject | Anthopleura sola |
| Genre | Text |
| Genre | Report |
| Genre | Software |
| Genre | Tabular data |
| Genre | Tables (data) |
| Genre | Dataset |
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- Dee, G. (2021). Anthopleura sola and their UV Protection Mechanism. Stanford Digital Repository. Final report for BIOHOPK47. Available at https://purl.stanford.edu/tp890py9063
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BIOHOPK 47: Introduction to Research in Ecology and Ecological Physiology
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