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... commensal or inquiline relationship , however , the partner gaining advantage is called the commensal and the other the host . Parasitism generally refers to an association in which one species 356 Chapter Ten SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS ...
... commensal or inquiline relationship , however , the partner gaining advantage is called the commensal and the other the host . Parasitism generally refers to an association in which one species 356 Chapter Ten SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS ...
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... commensals ( Fig . 10-11 ) . At the upper end is the fish Clevelandia ios , which merely uses the tube as a refuge ... commensal is the small clam Cryptomya californica , which has very short siphons and inserts them into the burrow of ...
... commensals ( Fig . 10-11 ) . At the upper end is the fish Clevelandia ios , which merely uses the tube as a refuge ... commensal is the small clam Cryptomya californica , which has very short siphons and inserts them into the burrow of ...
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... commensal with various starfish species ; for the peculiar fishes , Carapus , which live in sea cucumbers ; and for the polynoid Hesperonoe adventor and its host , Urechis caupo . Yet another modification of commensals , and one that ...
... commensal with various starfish species ; for the peculiar fishes , Carapus , which live in sea cucumbers ; and for the polynoid Hesperonoe adventor and its host , Urechis caupo . Yet another modification of commensals , and one that ...
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abundant adaptations algae algal amount amphipods anemones areas Atlantic bacteria barnacles benthic biology body bottom burrow carnivores changes Cnidaria communities competition copepods coral reef crabs crustaceans deep sea density deposit feeders depth desiccation detritus diatoms dinoflagellates dominant ecology ecosystems eggs epipelagic estuary fauna feeding Figure fishes fresh water grazing hence herbivores increased invertebrates kelp kelp beds large numbers larvae layers levels light living low tide major marine mammals marsh mesopelagic migrate mollusks Mytilus nekton number of species numbers nutrients occur ocean oxygen Pacific coast particles patterns pelagic percent Photo courtesy photophores photosynthesis physical factors phytoplankton plankton plants Plate polychaete population predators primary productivity reduced result rocky shores salinity salt sand beaches sea grass sea urchins sea water sediment shallow water squids substrate surface waters suspension feeders temperate temperature terrestrial thermocline tropical tuna upper various vertical water column water mass wave action whales zonation zone zooplankton zooxanthellae