Pharmalogical induction of larval settlement in the New Zealand mussel Perna canaliculus

The endemic New Zealand green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus) is a commercially important species. Although this mussel is extensively cultivated in New Zealand, very little is known about its early larval behaviour. After a brief planktonic stage, the young mussels settle onto specific substrates...

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Main Author: Young, Tim (Author)
Other Authors: Alfaro, Andrea (Contributor), Robertson, John (Contributor)
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Published: Auckland University of Technology, 2011-11-16T20:29:12Z.
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