Size matters: competition within populations of the limpet Patella depressa

Competitive interactions within and between size-classes of the limpet Patella depressa Pennant were investigated in central Portugal. Experimental enclosures of 25 x 25 cm containing marked limpets were set up at mid-tidal level on the shore. Twelve treatments with different combination of densitie...

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Main Authors: Boaventura, D. (Author), Cancela Da Fonseca, L. (Author), Hawkins, S.J (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2003.
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