Aim Understanding the formation and maintenance of biogeographical breaks is
fundamental for develo** analyses related to biodiversity and conservation …

Dispersal of intertidal mussel propagules was examined by sampling larvae (0.2 to 0.8 mm)
of Perna perna in shallow (10 to 20 m) inshore waters on the south coast of South Africa …

A general decline in foundation species at the rocky intertidal has been observed during the
last decades all around the world and primarily related to climate change. In agreement with …

The patterns of gonad and adipogranular (ADG) cell development were studied throughout
the culture process in mussels cultured in Vigo, Arousa, Muros and Ares-Betanzos Bays …

Biofilms were allowed to develop on glass slips immersed 1.0–1.5 m below the sea surface
in Tachibana Bay, Nagasaki, Japan, for different periods of time from November 2003 to …

Field sampling carried out in the Rfa de Vigo (NW Spain) from 1991 to 1993 showed that
Mytdus galloprovincialis settle directly from the plankton onto substrates exposed to various …

The vertical distribution of veligers, pediveligers and post-larvae of the mussel Mytilus edulis
L. was examined in Kandalakshsky Gulf (White Sea), Russia. Plankton samples showed that …

The gonadal development of cultured and wild mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) was
studied in several localities of the Ria de Vigo (NW Spain) from December 1987 to June …

Understanding and forecasting future consequences of climate change in mussel
aquaculture industry require the assessment of changes in physical parameters which may …

Intertidal population dynamics are driven by a complex series of processes, including larval
supply and the possibility of larval predation by benthic animals such as filter-feeders. We …