Balancing survival and reproduction: Seasonality of wave action, attachment strength and reproductive output in indigenous Perna perna and invasive Mytilus galloprovincialis mussels

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 334, Issue , 2007, Pages 155-163

  Zardi, G I ^a   McQuaid, C D ^a   Nicastro, K R ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Attachment strength; Invasive; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Perna perna; Reproductive output

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COEXISTENCE; GAMETE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MATURATION; NATIVE SPECIES; NICHE PARTITIONING; REPRODUCTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONALITY; SURVIVAL; WAVE ACTION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; PERNA; PERNA PERNA;

EID: 34247476793     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps334155     Document Type: Article

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