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Complex Life-Histories in Marine Benthic Invertebrates: A Symposium in Memory of Larry McEdward

Legacies in life histories

Dianna K. Padilla 1 * and Benjamin G. Miner 2
1 Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5245, USA; National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA
2 Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, Davis, CA 94923, USA; Present address: Department of Biology, Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 98225-9160, USA

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Dianna K. Padilla, E-mail: padilla{at}life.bio.sunysb.edu


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Synopsis Complex life-histories are common in nature, have many important biological consequences, and are an important focal area for integrative biology. For organisms with complex life-histories, a legacy is something handed down from an ancestor or previous stage, and can be genetic, nutritional/provisional, experiential, as well as the result of random chance and natural variation in the environment. As we learn more about complex life-histories, it becomes clear that legacies are inexorably linked in the short- and long-term through ecology and evolution. Understanding the consequences and drivers of life-history patterns can therefore only be understood by considering all types of legacies and integrating legacies across the entire life cycle. Larry McEdward was a leader in the field of ecological physiology, and evolutionary ecology of marine invertebrate larvae with complex life-histories. Through his scientific work and publications, devotion to students, colleagues, family, and friends, Larry has left a lasting legacy that will impact the future development of the field of larval ecology and complex life-histories.

From the symposium "Complex Life-Histories in Marine Benthic Invertebrates: A Symposium in Memory of Larry McEdward" presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, January 4-8, 2004, at San Diego, California.
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