Growth and reproduction in the Antarctic brooding bivalve Adacnarca nitens (Philobryidae) from the Ross Sea

We present information on the reproductive biology, population structure, and growth of the brooding Antarctic bivalve Adacnarca nitens Pelseneer 1903, from the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Individuals ranging from 0.85 - 6.00 mm were found attached to a hydrozoan colony. This species shows low fecundity a...

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Main Authors: Higgs, Nicholas (Author), Reed, Adam (Author), Hooke, Rachel (Author), Honey, David (Author), Heilmayer, Olaf (Author), Thatje, Sven (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2009-04.
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