Barnacle larvae actively select flow environments supporting post-settlement growth and survival

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1960-1966

  Larsson, Ann I ^a   Jonsson, Per R ^a  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Balanus improvisus; Barnacle; Feeding; Flow; Growth; Larval behavior; Spatial distribution; Survival

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; FLOW; GROWTH; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SURVIVAL;

BALANUS IMPROVISUS; THORACICA;

EID: 33747072590     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1960:BLASFE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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