Effects of temperature on byssal thread production by the freshwater mussel, Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas)

American Malacological Bulletin

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 105-110

  Clarke, Michael ^a   McMahon, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Byssal threads; Dreissena; Temperature; Zebra mussels

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030352280     PISSN: 07402783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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