Increased drag reduces growth of snails: Comparison of flume and in situ experiments

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 151, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 291-293

  Wahl, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drag; Energetic trade offs; Growth rates; In situ experiments; Littorina littorea; Simulated epibiosis

Indexed keywords

DRAG; EPIBIOSIS; GROWTH; MOLLUSCS; SNAILS;

LITTORINA LITTOREA;

EID: 0030618746     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps151291     Document Type: Article

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