A review on self-thinning in mussels

Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Guiñez, Ricardo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

^b Center for Advanced Studies in Ecology and Biodiversity   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Food driven; Intraspecific competition; Littoral; Self thinning; Space driven

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; OVERCROWDING; POPULATION DENSITY; ROCKY SHORE; SELF THINNING;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; MYTILIDAE;

EID: 24644494829     PISSN: 07173326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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