Molecular species identification of morphologically similar mussel larvae reveals unexpected discrepancy between relative abundance of adults and settlers

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 362, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 90-94

  Phillips, N E ^a   Wood, A R ^a   Hamilton, J S ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Genetic identification; Larval supply; Mussels; New Zealand; Recruitment; Settlement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIVALVE; COEXISTENCE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; JUVENILE; LARVA; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; POST-SETTLEMENT PROCESS; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; ROCKY SHORE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ATRA; AULACOMYA ATER; GEUKENSIA DEMISSA; INVERTEBRATA; MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS EDULIS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 47649103672     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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