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THE ECOLOGY OF PATELLA LINNAEUS FROM THE CAPE PENINSULA, SOUTH AFRICA, 3. GROWTH-RATES

G. M. Branch Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town
Pages 161-193 | Published online: 08 Apr 2010

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MDV Nakin & CD McQuaid. (2014) Marine reserve effects on population density and size structure of commonly and rarely exploited limpets in South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 36:3, pages 303-311.
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B.R. Allanson & J.J. Fearon. (2013) Growth rate of juvenile Siphonaria compressa (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). Invertebrate Reproduction & Development 57:1, pages 37-42.
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B.R. ALLANSON & S.C. MSIZI. (2010) Reproduction and growth of the endangered siphonariid limpet Siphonaria compressa (Pulmonata: Basommatophora). Invertebrate Reproduction & Development 54:3, pages 151-161.
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C.L. Griffiths & G.M Branch. (1997) THE EXPLOITATION OF COASTAL INVERTEBRATES AND SEAWEEDS IN SOUTH AFRICA: HISTORICAL TRENDS, ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 52:1, pages 121-148.
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C.L. Griffiths. (1981) GRAZERS AND FILTER FEEDERS IN THE NEARSHORE ZONE OF THE SOUTHERN BENGUELA SYSTEM. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 44:3, pages 335-340.
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George M. Branch, Nina Steffani, Maya C. Pfaff, Ndiviwe G. Baliwe & Zannè Zeeman. (2023) Complex interplays between limpets and alien species in South Africa: multispecies interactions, zonation and size effects. Frontiers in Marine Science 10.
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Ricardo Sousa, Joana Vasconcelos, João Delgado, Rodrigo Riera, José A. González, Mafalda Freitas & Paulo Henriques. (2018) Filling biological information gaps of the marine topshell Phorcus sauciatus (Gastropoda: Trochidae) to ensure its sustainable exploitation . Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 99:4, pages 841-849.
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Ricardo Sousa, João Delgado, Ana Rita Pinto & Paulo Henriques. (2017) Growth and reproduction of the north-eastern Atlantic keystone species Patella aspera (Mollusca: Patellogastropoda). Helgoland Marine Research 71:1.
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Paulo Henriques, João Delgado & Ricardo Sousa. 2017. Organismal and Molecular Malacology. Organismal and Molecular Malacology.
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Catherine A. Pfister, Kaustuv Roy, J. Timothy Wootton, Sophie J. McCoy, Robert T. Paine, Thomas H. Suchanek & Eric Sanford. (2016) Historical baselines and the future of shell calcification for a foundation species in a changing ocean. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 283:1832, pages 20160392.
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Adriaan J. Reinecke & Sophie A. Reinecke. (2013) Is metal pollution a threat to the continued survival of the starfish in False Bay, South Africa?. Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie 32:1.
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MDV Nakin, AJ Booth & CD McQuaid. (2012) Species-specific effects of marine reserves: mortality and growth differ within and among heavily exploited and rarely exploited limpets. Marine Ecology Progress Series 445, pages 53-63.
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Judith Sealy & Mariagrazia Galimberti. 2011. Trekking the Shore. Trekking the Shore 405 419 .
Clement J. Arendse, Anesh Govender & George M. Branch. (2007) Are closed fishing seasons an effective means of increasing reproductive output?. Fisheries Research 85:1-2, pages 93-100.
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Tobias W.W. Tonner. (2005) Later Stone Age shellfishing behaviour at Dunefield Midden (Western Cape, South Africa). Journal of Archaeological Science 32:9, pages 1390-1407.
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G. M. Branch & C. A. Moreno. 1994. Rocky Shores: Exploitation in Chile and South Africa. Rocky Shores: Exploitation in Chile and South Africa 75 100 .
Christopher D. McQuaid & Pierre W. Froneman. (1993) Mutualism between the territorial intertidal limpet Patella longicosta and the crustose alga Ralfsia verrucosa. Oecologia 96:1, pages 128-133.
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Anne L. Cohen, John E. Parkington, Geoff B. Brundrit & Nikolaas J. van der Merwe. (2017) A Holocene Marine Climate Record in Mollusc Shells from the Southwest African Coast. Quaternary Research 38:3, pages 379-385.
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Anne L. Cohen & George M. Branch. (1992) Environmentally controlled variation in the structure and mineralogy of Patella granularis shells from the coast of southern Africa: implications for palaeotemperature assessments. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 91:1-2, pages 49-57.
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W. G. Wright. (1989) Intraspecific density mediates sex-change in the territorial patellacean limpet Lottia gigantea. Marine Biology 100:3, pages 353-364.
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A. L. Bosnian & P. A. R. Hockey. (2008) The Influence of Primary Production Rate on the Population Dynamics of Patella granulans, an Intertidal Limpet. Marine Ecology 9:3, pages 181-198.
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A. L. Bosman & P. A. R. Hockey. (1988) Life-history patterns of populations of the limpet Patella granularis: the dominant roles of food supply and mortality rate. Oecologia 75:3, pages 412-419.
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A. L. Bosman, P. A. R. Hockey & W. R. Siegfried. (1987) The influence of coastal upwelling on the functional structure of rocky intertidal communities. Oecologia 72:2, pages 226-232.
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Thomas H. Carefoot. 1987. Bivalvia Through Reptilia. Bivalvia Through Reptilia 89 172 .
Philip A.R. Hockey. (1987) The influence of coastal utilisation by man on the presumed extinction of the Canarian black Oystercatcher Haematopus meadewaldoi Bannerman. Biological Conservation 39:1, pages 49-62.
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W.O. Blankley & G.M. Branch. (1985) Ecology of the limpet Nacella delesserti (Philippi) at Marion Island in the sub-Antarctic southern ocean. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 92:2-3, pages 259-281.
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Eric N. Powell & Hays Cummins. (1985) Are molluscan maximum life spans determined by long-term cycles in benthic communities?. Oecologia 67:2, pages 177-182.
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Michael Culley & Karen Sherman. (1985) The effect of substrate particle size on the production of mucus in Haliotis tuberculata L. and the importance of this in a culture system. Aquaculture 47:4, pages 327-334.
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Christopher Workman. (1983) Comparisons of energy partitioning in contrasting age-structured populations of the limpet Patella vulgata L. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 68:1, pages 81-103.
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PETER CALOW. 1983. Ecology. Ecology 649 678 .
B.L. BAYNE & R.C. NEWELL. 1983. The Mollusca. The Mollusca 407 515 .
R.G. Creese. (1981) Patterns of growth, longevity and recruitment of intertidal limpets in New South Wales. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 51:2-3, pages 145-171.
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Gladys C. Corpuz. (1981) Laboratory culture of Cellana exarata Reeve (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, Patellidae). Aquaculture 24, pages 219-231.
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R.C. Newell & G.M. Branch. 1980. Advances in Marine Biology Volume 17. Advances in Marine Biology Volume 17 329 396 .
G.B. Picken. (1980) The distribution, growth, and reproduction of the Antarctic limpet Nacella (Patinigera) concinna (Strebel, 1908). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 42:1, pages 71-85.
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G.B. Thompson. (1980) Distribution and population dynamics of the limpet Patella Vulgata L. in Bantry Bay. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 45:2, pages 173-217.
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Geerat J. Vermeij. 1980. Skeletal Growth of Aquatic Organisms. Skeletal Growth of Aquatic Organisms 379 394 .
J.H. Choat & R. Black. (1979) Life histories of limpets and the limpet-laminarian relationship. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 41:1, pages 25-50.
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A.M. Jones, Y.M. Jones & J.M. Baxter. 1979. Cyclic Phenomena in Marine Plants and Animals. Cyclic Phenomena in Marine Plants and Animals 199 206 .
G.M. Branch. (1979) Respiratory adaptations in the limpet Patella granatina: A comparison with other limpets. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology 62:3, pages 641-647.
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G.M. Branch & A.C. Marsh. (1978) Tenacity and shell shape in six Patella species: Adaptive features. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 34:2, pages 111-130.
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G. M. Branch & R. C. Newell. (1978) A comparative study of metabolic energy expenditure in the limpets Patella cochlear, P. oculus and P. granularis. Marine Biology 49:4, pages 351-361.
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