Crinoid Feeding Strategies: New Insights From Subsea Video And Time-Lapse
David Meyer author Angela Stevenson author Margaret Veitch author Charles G Messing author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:24th Jun '21
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Time-lapse film from 1983 and recent digital videography of deep-sea crinoids reveals behaviors in taxa never before seen in life.
This Element includes time-lapse video made in 1983 on film, followed by recent digital videography from submersibles and remotely operated vehicles of deep-sea crinoids, revealing behaviors in taxa never before seen in life.Modern videography provides an ever-widening window into subsea echinoderm life with vast potential for new knowledge. Supported by video evidence throughout, this Element begins with time-lapse video made in 1983 on film, using an off-the-shelf camera, flash, and underwater housings. Although quality has now been significantly improved by digital imagery, films from over thirty years ago captured crinoid feeding behavior previously unknown and demonstrated a great potential to learn about many other aspects of their biology. This sequence is followed by several examples of recent digital videography from submersibles of deep-sea crinoids and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) (stalked and unstalked), as well as close-up video of crinoids in aquaria. These recent studies enabled a new classification of crinoid arm postures, provided detailed views of food particle capture, and revealed a wide range of behaviors in taxa never before seen in life.
ISBN: 9781108810074
Dimensions: 229mm x 151mm x 2mm
Weight: 51g
22 pages