Biodynamics of suspension-feeding in adult bivalve molluscs: Particle capture, processing, and fate

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 218-231

  Ward, J Evan ^a  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ingestion; Kinematics; Transport

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; EUKARYOTA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0030523614     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3226932     Document Type: Article

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