larval development

[David Hill]

Interesting. Would someone in the zebrafish community who uses the term 
larval development usually be talking about the stage, or the 
development of the larva, or both? I'm also trying to think of the 
consequences of making the relationship one thing or the other.

David

Doug Howe wrote:

> I don't have a strong opinion on this, but thought you should be aware 
> that during zebrafish development there are a series of named time 
> frames.  The post-embryonic time frame includes a "larval" 
> developmental stage (3-30 hours post fertilization).  In this case, 
> "larval development" could be used to describe development that occurs 
> during the "larval" stage, rather than the physical larva itself....ie 
> it would be a "part of" post-embryonic development.
>
> -Doug
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> David Hill wrote:
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>> I would make it a is_a of post-embryonic development, not a part_of. 
>> Post-embryonic specifies a time, not a structure. There is no such 
>> thing as a "post embryo". However, it is important to separate out 
>> the timing of things especially when they have specific phases in for 
>> example the embryo, the larva and the adult.
>>
>> David
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>> J Clark wrote:
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>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> It seems to me that 'larval development' ; GO:0002164 ought to be a 
>>> child of 'post-embryonic development' ; GO:0009791.
>>>
>>> Is there any reason why it is not? They are currently siblings under 
>>> 'development'.
>>>
>>> If I was going to change this then should I make the relationship 
>>> part_of, on the assumption that the terms represent
>>>
>>> 'larval development' [of an organism or entity]
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> 'post-embryonic development' [of an organism or entity]
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jen
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