The role of gaping behaviour in habitat partitioning between coexisting intertidal mussels

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Environmental heterogeneity plays a major role in invasion and coexistence dynamics. Habitat segregation between introduced species and their native competitors is usually described in terms of different physiological and behavioural...

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Main Authors: Stephens Linda, McQuaid Christopher D, Zardi Gerardo I, Nicastro Katy R, Radloff Sarah, Blatch Gregory L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/10/17