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Living on the Edge: Settlement Patterns by the Symbiotic Barnacle Xenobalanus globicipitis on Small Cetaceans

The highly specialized coronulid barnacle Xenobalanus globicipitis attaches exclusively on cetaceans worldwide, but little is known about the factors that drive the microhabitat patterns on its hosts. We investigate this issue based on data on occurrence, abundance, distribution, orientation, and si...

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Autores principales: Carrillo, Juan M., Overstreet, Robin M., Raga, Juan A., Aznar, Francisco J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4470508/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26083019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127367