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The sizes at settlement in natural populations of the cyprids of Chthamalus montagui and C. stellatus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 April 2001

Ruth M. O'Riordan ,
Alan A. Myers ,
David McGrath ,
Jane Delany  and
Anne-Marie Power
Ruth M. O'Riordan
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, University College Cork, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork City, Ireland
Alan A. Myers
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, University College Cork, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork City, Ireland
David McGrath
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, University College Cork, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork City, Ireland Department of Life Sciences, Regional Technical College, Galway, Ireland
Jane Delany
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, University College Cork, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork City, Ireland
Anne-Marie Power
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, University College Cork, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork City, Ireland
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Abstract

The lengths of chthamalid cyprids collected during August 1996 on six rocky shores in County Cork, Ireland are reported. The lengths showed a bimodal distribution. The smaller length mode corresponded well with the length range of laboratory-reared cyprids of Chthamalus montagui (Crustacea: Cirripedia), whilst the larger length mode was greater than the length range reported for laboratory-reared C. stellatus. Size may be a useful means to identify Chthamalus cyprids in field investigations.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 79 , Issue 2 , April 1999 , pp. 365 - 366
Copyright
© 1999 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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