The effect of Polydora ciliata on the shell strength of Mytilus edulis [crab, Cancer pagurus, Cornwall, UK]
1981
Kent, R.M.L. (School of Environmental Sciences, Plymouth (UK))
Compression tests showed that high levels of Polydora ciliata infestation tended to weaken the shells of Mytilus edulis. A predation experiment indicated that the heavily infested, weak-shelled mussels may be more vunerable to the predatory activities of the crab, Cancer pagurus.
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