Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve

24 Feb, 11 AM - 25 Feb, 02 AM

There are currently 5 taxa/clades of banana slugs on the west coast of North American, and the relationships among them is unclear. The southernmost clade, Ariolimax californicus stramineus, extends along the coast from northern Monterey county to San Diego County. We need samples from this clade for comparison with those we have from the other clades. In addition, specimens in the different clades differ in their genital morphology, mating behavior, and development. The mating behavior varies in whether it is simultaneous or reciprocal and in the length of each bout; apopallation is known to occur after mating in three of the clades. So far we have not observed mating in A.c.stramineus, and we are particularly anxious to collect specimens at the Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve that might mate in the lab. This work is now self-funded by myself and my collaborator, Dr. Janet Leonard. It was funded last year through a UCSC Faculty Research grant, and our first NSF proposal last year was unsuccessful; we plan to resubmit.

Visit #1034 @Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve

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Under Project # 882 | Research

University of California Santa Cruz - Long Marine Laboratory

faculty - University of California, Santa Cruz

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John Pearse Feb 24 - 25, 2003 (2 days)
John Pearse Feb 24 - 25, 2003 (2 days)

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