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... barnacles with the small Chthamalus stellatus living in the highest zone and the larger Balanus balanoides occupying the major portion of the mid - intertidal . Studies done by Connell ( 1961 ) showed that Chthamalus larvae settled out ...
... barnacles with the small Chthamalus stellatus living in the highest zone and the larger Balanus balanoides occupying the major portion of the mid - intertidal . Studies done by Connell ( 1961 ) showed that Chthamalus larvae settled out ...
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... barnacles Balanus cariosus and Balanus glandula . These latter two species occur abundantly in the intertidal region , despite the fact that they are competitively inferior to M. californianus , because a predatory starfish , Pisaster ...
... barnacles Balanus cariosus and Balanus glandula . These latter two species occur abundantly in the intertidal region , despite the fact that they are competitively inferior to M. californianus , because a predatory starfish , Pisaster ...
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... barnacles Some barnacles persist to reproduce Figure 6-21 Interactions among mussels ( Mytilus ) , barnacles , and their predators on the Pacific coast of North America , which allow barnacles to persist in the intertidal zone ...
... barnacles Some barnacles persist to reproduce Figure 6-21 Interactions among mussels ( Mytilus ) , barnacles , and their predators on the Pacific coast of North America , which allow barnacles to persist in the intertidal zone ...
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