Does cannibalism of larvae by adults affect settlement and connectivity of mussel populations?

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 687-693

  Porri, Francesca ^a   Jordaan, Tembisa ^a   McQuaid, Christopher D ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

mortality; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Perna perna; Plettenberg Bay; population dynamics; predation; settlement; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIVALVE; CANNIBALISM; CONNECTIVITY; FILTER FEEDER; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION;

AFRICA; PLETTENBERG BAY; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

ANIMALIA; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; PERNA; PERNA PERNA;

EID: 50449097417     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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