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ABSTRACT PLANKTONIC larvae are dispersal stages which make it possible for marine species to breach faunal barriers and to colonize new regions. The occurrence of trans-oceanic dispersal by
larvae of the shoal-water tropical benthos can be deduced if the actual distribution of such larvae is known relative to the principal ocean currents likely to transport them. Access through
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