Ontogenetic changes in small-scale movement by recruits of an exploited mussel: Implications for the fate of larvae settling on algae

Marine Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 365-373

  Erlandsson, Johan ^a   Porri, Francesca ^b   McQuaid, Christopher D ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIVALVE; GENETICS; GROWTH; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MOVEMENT; ONTOGENY; RECRUITMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION;

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

ALGAE; PERNA; PERNA PERNA;

EID: 36849070845     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0812-z     Document Type: Article

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