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Best BA, Winston JE. SKELETAL STRENGTH OF ENCRUSTING CHEILOSTOME BRYOZOANS. Biol Bull. 1984;167(2):390-409doi: 10.2307/1541285.
Best, B. A., & Winston, J. E. (1984). SKELETAL STRENGTH OF ENCRUSTING CHEILOSTOME BRYOZOANS. The Biological bulletin, 167(2), 390-409. https://doi.org/10.2307/1541285
Best, Barbara A, and Winston, Judith E. "SKELETAL STRENGTH OF ENCRUSTING CHEILOSTOME BRYOZOANS." The Biological bulletin vol. 167,2 (1984): 390-409. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/1541285
Best BA, Winston JE. SKELETAL STRENGTH OF ENCRUSTING CHEILOSTOME BRYOZOANS. Biol Bull. 1984 Oct;167(2):390-409. doi: 10.2307/1541285. PMID: 29320254.
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Biol Bull. 1984 Oct;167(2):390-409. doi: 10.2307/1541285.

SKELETAL STRENGTH OF ENCRUSTING CHEILOSTOME BRYOZOANS.

The Biological bulletin

Barbara A Best, Judith E Winston

PMID: 29320254 DOI: 10.2307/1541285

Abstract

Encrusting cheilostome bryozoans structurally resemble aggregates of small boxes, with both frontal and vertical walls capable of resisting forces generated by water-borne debris or predators. Both the skeletal strength and design of the walls are important in determining the relative ability of the colony to resist damage. Two mechanical tests, puncture and compression, performed on nine species of tropical bryozoans reveal significant differences in skeletal strength both between species and between the outer and inner regions of colonies. Puncture stresses required to break through the frontal walls of zooids range from 0.8 to 291.0 MNm

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