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Some observations on the effect of fibrous glass surfaces upon the settlement of certain sedentary marine organisms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

H. Barnes
Affiliation:
The Marine Station, Millport
H. T. Powell
Affiliation:
The Marine Station, Millport

Extract

A description is given of a glass cloth surface which prevents the settlement of larvae of Balanus crenatus and Pomatoceros triqueter, whilst not affecting that of Tubularia larynx. A number of possible causes for this are examined, and its relation to other work on the settlement of sedentary forms is briefly considered.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1950

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