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Effects of five southern California macroalgal diets on consumption, growth, and gonad weight, in the purple sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Consumer growth and reproductive capacity are direct functions of diet. Strongylocentrotid sea urchins, the dominant herbivores in California kelp forests, strongly prefer giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), but are highly catholic in their ability to consume other species. The biomass of Macrocystis...

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Publicado en:PeerJ
Main Authors: Foster, Matthew C., Byrnes, Jarrett E.K., Reed, Daniel C.
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2015
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4304870/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25653904
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.719
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