ABSTRACT: The possible importance of larval settlement inhibition by Fucus vesiculosus in explaining the low abundance of the barnacle Balanus improvisus on algal fronds compared to adjacent rock was ...

THE parasitism of barnacles of many species by various isopods, gregarines and trematodes, often with the resultant castration of the host, is well known. Recent observations on Balanus balanus ...

It is not necessary for an effective anti-fouling coating to release toxins into the environment. Scientists at the University of Gothenburg have shown that it is instead possible to mix into the ...

This project focused on larval settlement and metamorphosis, extremely important components in understanding the interactions between marine organisms. The functions of chemical substances were ...

HÆMOGLOBIN is known from many groups of Crustacea, excluding Malacostraca; but it has not previously been found in the non-parasitic Cirripedia 1. It is, therefore, interesting to record the ...

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