Attachment strength of the herbivorous rockweed isopod, Idotea wosnesenskii (Isopoda, Crustaceae, Arthropoda), depends on properties of its seaweed host
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- 作者：Samuel Starkoa ; b ; samuel.starko@botany.ubc.ca" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Christina Smythb ; c ; Hana Kucera
- 关键词：Algal-invertebrate interaction ; Wave-mediated interaction ; Drag ; Dislodgement ; Tenacity ; Ecological constraints
- 刊名：Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：April 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：477
- 期：Complete
- 页码：1-6
- 全文大小：536 K
文摘
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Idotea wosnesenskii have hooked claws that allow them to attach strongly to seaweeds.
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Attachment of Idotea to brown seaweeds was stronger than to rock, Ulva lactuca (green algae) or Pyropia sp. (red algae).
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Differences in attachment strength are relevant to velocities commonly experienced and may limit isopod distribution.
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Attachment strength was strongly correlated with material properties of the seaweed hosts.