...Patrick J. Krug; Jeffrey A. Riffell; Richard K. Zimmer SUMMARY Red abalone ( Haliotis rufescens ) sperm detect a waterborne chemical cue released by conspecific eggs, and change their swimming behavior to increase the likelihood of fertilization success. Previously, we isolated the natural sperm...

...,but such compounds are largely undescribed. This investigation considered the behavioral responses of red abalone ( Haliotis rufescens ) sperm to soluble factors released into sea water by conspecific eggs. Sperm in proximity to individual live eggs swam significantly faster and oriented towards the egg surface...

...J. R. Welborn; D. T. Manahan ABSTRACT Nonfeeding larvae of the gastropod Haliotis rufescens maintained a constant amount of taurine during embryonic and larval development and, since no de novo synthesis of taurine was observed in these larvae, the maternal endowment of taurine to the egg...