Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records as well as those with scientific name Xenostrobus securis listed in key words.

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45057 Journal Article Astudillo, J.C., T.C. Bonebrake, and K.M.Y. Leung. 2017. The recently introduced bivalve Xenostrobus securis has higher thermal and salinity tolerance than the native Brachidontes variabilis and established Mytilopsis sallei. Marine Pollution Bulletin 118(1-2):229-236. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28259420/.
45023 Journal Article Au, M.F.F., T.Y. Hui, and G.A. Williams. 2024. Can the native crab Thalamita danae be an effective biological control agent of the invasive mussel Xenostrobus securis in Hong Kong? Biological Invasions 26:1139-1155. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-023-03234-w.
45058 Journal Article Babarro, J.M.F., and M.J. Abad. 2013. Co-existence of two mytilid species in a heterogeneous environment: mortality, growth and strength of shell and byssus attachment. Marine Ecology Progress Series 476:115-128. https://www.int-res.com/articles/meps2013/476/m476p115.pdf.
45056 Journal Article Montes, A., C. Olabarria, and E. Vazquez. 2020. Reproductive plasticity in the invasive -Xenostrobus securis (Bivalvia: Mytiloidea) in northwestern Spain. Journal of Sea Research 159:101893. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1385110120300939.
45059 Journal Article Montes, A., E. Vazquez, L.G. Peteiro, and C. Olabarria. 2021. Dynamics and processes influencing recruitment of the invasive mussel
Xenostrobus securis and the coexisting indigenous Mytilus galloprovincialis in north-western Spain. Aquatic Invasions 16(3):391-414. https://www.reabic.net/aquaticinvasions/2021/AI_2021_Montes_etal.pdf.


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