FIELD-STUDY OF SETTLEMENT BEHAVIOR IN BALANUS-BALANOIDES AND ELMINIUS-MODESTUS (CIRRIPEDIA, CRUSTACEA) IN RELATION TO COMPETITION BETWEEN THEM

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作者
BARNETT, BE [1 ]
EDWARDS, SC [1 ]
CRISP, DJ [1 ]
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[1] NERC,MARINE INVERTEBRATE BIOL UNIT,MARINE SCI LABS,GWYNEDD,ENGLAND
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10.1017/S0025315400045586
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Q17 [水生生物学];
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071004 ;
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Settled spat of Balanus balanoides and Elminius modestus are found on the shore in contact with conspecific adults more often than in contact with adults of the other species. This finding is interpreted as a result of gregarious behaviour at settlement. The observations with this pair of species contradict previous reports that barnacles reduce intraspecific competition by settling preferentially on other species rather than on members of their own species. © 1979, Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. All rights reserved.
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