Effects of current velocity on byssal-thread production in the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-69

  Clarke, Michael ^a   McMahon, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 0030021683     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z96-008     Document Type: Article

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