Byssus production rate of the White Sea blue mussel <Emphasis Type="Italic">Mytilus edulis</Emphasis> (Linnaeus, 1758) in the presence of metabolites of some hydrobionts |
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Authors: | P A Lezin V V Khalaman |
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Institution: | (1) White Sea Biological Station, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia |
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Abstract: | The byssus production of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis L. was studied in the laboratory in the presence of the metabolites of the following animals: a predator (a starfish Asterias rubens L.) and several species competing with the mussel in White Sea fouling communities (a bivalve Hiatella arctica L. and a solitary ascidian Styela rustica L.). The byssus threads and attachment plaques produced by each mussel per day were counted. The number of byssus threads and plaques was smallest in pure sea water and in the presence of metabolites produced by conspecific individuals. |
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Keywords: | fouling communities byssus invertebrate behavior interspecific competition Mytilus edulis Hiatella arctica Styela rustica Asterias rubens |
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