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Growth and breeding in cheilostome biofouler, <i>Electra bengalensis</i> Stoliczka in Bombay waters, west coast of India

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Title Growth and breeding in cheilostome biofouler, Electra bengalensis Stoliczka in Bombay waters, west coast of India
 
Creator Udhayakumar, M
Karande, A A
 
Description 95-99
Almost 70 per cent of bryozoan settlement and consequent space occupied are due to E. bengalensis in Bombay coastal waters. This species breeds almost continuously and its recruitment is not affected by seasonal changes in water quality. The species grows very fast and achieves first maturity at a very early age. The number of sexually produced eggs in the species is the highest amongst 8 bryozoan species endemic to Bombay waters. All these features make this bryozoan a successful competitor despite the fact that the zooids produced per unit area of colony are fewer, the elimination of zooids by death is faster and the ability to grow over the other species is poorer.
 
Date 2016-12-09T04:45:05Z
2016-12-09T04:45:05Z
1989-06
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/38341
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.18(2) [June 1989]