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The growth rate of Chthamalus stellatus (Poli)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

H. Barnes
Affiliation:
The Marine Station, Millport

Extract

Detailed data have recently been given on the growth rate, under varying conditions, of the common barnacles, Balanus balanoides (L.), B. crenatus Brug. and B. balanus (L.) da Costa (Barnes & Powell, 1953; Barnes, 1955; Barnes & Barnes, 1954). This work has now been extended to Chthamalus stellatus (Poli). Some observations have been made on populations growing in their natural habitat, but most relate to animals growing under conditions of continuous immersion such as are obtained by exposure from a raft.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1956

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