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Reproductive cycle of invasive alien bivalve Brachidontes pharaonis (Fischer, 1870) in the Gulf of İzmir, Aegean Sea

Context The invasive Lessepsian bivalve Brachidontes pharaonis (P.Fischer, 1870) heavily aggregates on longline mussel farms in the Gulf of İzmir, causing spatial and nutritional competition on the commercially cultivated native mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Aims This study e...