Love thy neighbour: group properties of gaping behaviour in mussel aggregations.

By associating closely with others to form a group, an animal can benefit from a number of advantages including reduced risk of predation, amelioration of environmental conditions, and increased reproductive success, but at the price of reduced resources. Although made up of individual members, an a...

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Main Authors: Katy R Nicastro, Gerardo I Zardi, Christopher D McQuaid, Gareth A Pearson, Ester A Serrão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23091620/?tool=EBI