Using growth rates to estimate age of the sea turtle barnacle Chelonibia testudinaria
@article{Doell2017UsingGR, title={Using growth rates to estimate age of the sea turtle barnacle Chelonibia testudinaria}, author={Sophie A. Doell and R. Connolly and C. Limpus and Ryan M. Pearson and J. P. van de Merwe}, journal={Marine Biology}, year={2017}, volume={164}, pages={1-7} }
Epibionts can serve as valuable ecological indicators, providing information about the behaviour or health of the host. The use of epibionts as indicators is, however, often limited by a lack of knowledge about the basic ecology of these ‘hitchhikers’. This study investigated the growth rates of a turtle barnacle, Chelonibia testudinaria, under natural conditions, and then used the resulting growth curve to estimate the barnacle’s age. Repeat morphometric measurements (length and basal area) on… Expand
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