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Abstract/Contents

Abstract: The mussel Mytilus californianus is a dominant competitor for space on wave-swept rocky shores, where it forms dense beds. Byssal threads anchor each mussel both to the substratum and to neighbors, allowing mussels to resist the onslaught of waves. When incident hydrodynamic stress exceeds a mussel's tenacity, the threads are broken, the mussel is dislodged, and a gap is opened in the bed. Here, we show that when groups of contiguous bed mussels experience similar hydrodynamic forces, they collectively have a lower tenacity than when force is applied to a single individual. Lowered group tenacity leads to greater probabilities of dislodgment, with ramifications for community dynamics and species diversity.

Type of resource	software, multimedia
Date created	[ca. 2011]

Author	Cole, Adam
Author	Denny, Mark

Related Publication

Cole, A. and Denny MW. (2014) United we fail: group versus individual strength in the ribbed mussel Mytilus californianus. Biol. Bull. 227: 61-67.

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Preferred Citation

Cole, A. and Denny MW. (2014) United we fail: group versus individual strength in the ribbed mussel Mytilus californianus. Biol. Bull. 227: 61-67.

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