Carriage of dwarf males by adult female puelche oysters: The role of chitons

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 173-185

  Pascual, Marcela S ^a  

^a Instituto de Biologia Marina y Pesquera Almirante Storni Rio Negro   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Carriage; Chitons; Dwarf males; Grazing; Ostrea puelchana

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; SURVIVAL;

CHITON; DWARF MALES; EPIBIONTS; EPIBIOTIC MALE; OYSTER SPAT; PREDATION; PUELCHE OYSTER;

ARGENTINA, RIO NEGRO STATE, SAN MATIAS GULF;

BIVALVIA; OSTREA PUELCHANA; POLYPLACOPHORA;

EID: 0030618467     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02680-9     Document Type: Article

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