Effects of Delayed Metamorphosis on Larval Survival, Metamorphosis, and Juvenile Performance of Four Closely Related Species of Tropical Sea Urchins (Genus <i>Echinometra</i>)

<table>Distribution patterns of common <i>Echinometra</i> spp. on the Pacific reef (after Palumbi [<a href="/journals/tswj/2014/918028/#B57">49</a>]). Species are designated according to the published documents [<a href="/journals/tswj/2014/918028/#B8">8</a>, <a href="/journals/tswj/2014/918028/#B57">49</a>–<a href="/journals/tswj/2014/918028/#B99">58</a>]: Ea, <i>Echinometra</i> sp. A; Em, <i>E. mathaei</i>; Ec, <i>Echinometra </i>sp. C; and Eo, <i>E. oblonga</i>. Localities are C, Isla del Coco, Costa Rica; H, Hawaiian Islands; G, Guam; O, Okinawa; B, Bali; GB, Great Barrier Reef; R, Rottnest Is.; F, Fiji; N, Niue; and T, Tahiti.</table>

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Figure 6: Effects of Delayed Metamorphosis on Larval Survival, Metamorphosis, and Juvenile Performance of Four Closely Related Species of Tropical Sea Urchins (Genus <i>Echinometra</i>) 

Figure 6 | Effects of Delayed Metamorphosis on Larval Survival, Metamorphosis, and Juvenile Performance of Four Closely Related Species of Tropical Sea Urchins (Genus Echinometra) 