Wave exposure effects on population structure and recruitment in the mussel perna perna suggest regulation primarily through availability of recruits and food, not space

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2123-2131

  McQuaid, C D ^a   Lindsay, T L ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERNA; PERNA PERNA;

EID: 58149275264     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0645-9     Document Type: Article

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