Marine mussels Brachidontes variabilis selected smaller places of refuge and enhanced byssus production upon exposure to conspecific and heterospecific cues

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 361, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-20

  Shin, P K S ^a   Liu, C C ^a   Liu, Z X ^a   Cheung, S G ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anti predator responses; Brachidontes; Byssus production; Marine mussels; Refuge selection

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIVALVE; CONSPECIFIC; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; HABITAT SELECTION; REFUGE;

BRACHIDONTES; BRACHIDONTES VARIABILIS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MYTILIDAE; PERNA; PERNA VIRIDIS;

EID: 46549084536     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.03.014     Document Type: Article

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