Endoscopic observations of invertebrate larval substratum exploration and settlement

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 182, Issue , 1999, Pages 95-108

  Walters, Linda J ^a,b   Miron, Gilles ^a,c   Bourget, Edwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balanus amphitrite; Biological fouling; Bugula neritina; Endoscope; Fouling community; Fractals; Larval ecology

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; DISPERSAL; ENDOSCOPY; FLOW RATE; HABITAT SELECTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SURFACE; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FLOW VELOCITY; LARVAL SETTLEMENT;

BALANUS AMPHITRITE; BRYOZOA; BUGULA NERITINA; CIRRIPEDIA;

EID: 0033546435     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps182095     Document Type: Article

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