Fluid flow and suspended particulates as determinants of polychaete feeding behavior

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 565-588

  Bock, Michael J ^a,b   Miller, Douglas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; FILTER FEEDERS; FILTER FEEDING; FLUID FLOW; PARTICLE TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATES; SUSPENSION FEEDING;

MARENZELLERIA VIRIDIS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0029846064     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/0022240963213547     Document Type: Article

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