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Bryozoan stolonal outgrowths: a role in competitive interactions?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Vicky Tzioumis
Vicky Tzioumis
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia
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The use of stolons in competitive interactions between several species of bryozoans growing in Townsville Harbour, North Queensland is described. Stolonal growth resulted in overgrowth reversals and redirected growth in interactions between Schizoporella unicornis and Watersipora subtorquata. These results suggest that stolons may play an important role in bryozoan interactions

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 74 , Issue 1 , February 1994 , pp. 203 - 210
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1994

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