Variability of feeding processes in the cockle Cerastoderma edule (L.) in response to changes in seston concentration and composition

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 121-143

  Iglesias, J I P ^a   Urrutia, M B ^a   Navarro, E ^a   Alvarez Jorna, P ^a   Larretxea, X ^a   Bougrier, S ^b   Heral, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Absorption; Cerastoderma edule; Elemental budget; Feeding behaviour; Preingestive selection; Sediment resuspension

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ORGANIC MATTER; SEA WATER;

ALGA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FILTRATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; INGESTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENT; SPECIES; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

CERASTODERMA EDULE;

BIVALVE; COCKLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; FILTER FEEDING; SEDIMENT RESUSPENSION; SESTON;

EID: 0030111910     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00149-2     Document Type: Article

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