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Cheating the Locals: Invasive Mussels Steal and Benefit from the Cooling Effect of Indigenous Mussels
The indigenous South African mussel Perna perna gapes during periods of aerial exposure to maintain aerobic respiration. This behaviour has no effect on the body temperatures of isolated individuals, but when surrounded by conspecifics, beneficial cooling effects of gaping emerge. It is uncertain, h...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4816446/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27030975 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152556 |