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Megabalanus coccopoma (light gray) and Megabalanus tintinnabulum (dark gray) monthly relative frequency of fully developed gonads (a) and the presence of brooded eggs (b) from August 2011 to December 2012, at Laje do Fundo navigation buoy, Angra dos Reis, Brazil. N = 30 ind./month for each species. Horizontal lines indicate mean values for each species
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Introductions of close related species provides an opportunity to study differences in life history traits and their ability to cooccur in syntopy. We examine a case in which three species of Megabalanus barnacles coexist syntopically along the tropical southwestern Atlantic. A comparative life history study, focusing on parameters such as size, di...
