Documenting the association between a non-geniculate coralline red alga and its molluscan host

Documenting the association between a non-geniculate coralline red alga and its molluscan host

Magister Scientiae (Biodiversity and Conservation Biology) === To further investigate the strength of the association and the relative advantages of the association to both organisms, several manipulation experiments were set up. A cage experiment set up in the shallow subtidal zone showed that the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eager, Rosemary
Other Authors: Maneveldt, Gavin W.
Language:en
Published: University of the Western Cape 2013
Subjects:
Gametangial
Interference
Overgrowth
Oxystele sinensis
Spongites discoideus
Sporangial
Thallus thickness
Taxonomy
Attachment strength
Burrowing
Competitive ability
Encrusting coralline algae
Epilithic
Epizoic
Exploitation
Facultative Association
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2380

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