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Reproductive ecology of the California sea mussel, Mytilus californianus Conrad

Author

Bruce Robert Bartlett, University of the Pacific

Date of Award

1972

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.)

Department

Marine Sciences

First Advisor

James A. Blake

First Committee Member

Victor Loosanoff

Second Committee Member

Edmund H. Smith

Third Committee Member

Steven Obrebski

Abstract

This study deals with the reproductive ecology and larval development of Mytilus californianus. Mytilus californianus is the common mussel found along the more exposed west coast of North America from the Aleutian Islands south Isla Socorro, Mexico (Soot-Ryen, 1955) and was chosen because it is an important species in rocky intertidal communities (being the most abundant if not the most conspicuous) and forms the basis for diverse associations of numerous other species. The reproductive cycle, larval development to settlement, comparisons of reproduction in high and low populations and field observations on larval settlement are described.

Pages

105

Recommended Citation

Bartlett, Bruce Robert. (1972). Reproductive ecology of the California sea mussel, Mytilus californianus Conrad. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1780