Localized synchronous spawning of Mytilus californianus conrad in Barkley Sound, British Columbia, Canada. From: Journal of Shellfish Research | Date: August 1, 2004| Author: Gosselin, Louis A. | COPYRIGHT 2004 National Shellfisheries Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

ABSTRACT Although Mytilus californianus is a dominant intertidal species along most exposed rocky shores of the northwest coast of North America and has been studied extensively, no direct observations of spawning by this species in the field have been reported. This paper presents the first report of synchronous spawning in the field by the mussel M. californianus. Two synchronous spawning events were observed in Barkley Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbi...