The body size-burial depth relationship in the infaunal clam Mya arenaria

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-17

  Zaklan, Stefanie D ^a,b,c   Ydenberg, Ron ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BAMFIELD MARINE SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beach elevation; Burial depth; Cancer productus; Filtration rate; Infaunal; Model; Mya arenaria; Predator avoidance behaviour; Predator prey; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; FEEDING; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR;

MYA ARENARIA; BIVALVIA; CANCER PRODUCTUS; DECAPODA;

BEACH; BENTHIC INFAUNA; BODY SIZE; BURIAL DEPTH; BURROWING ORGANISMS; CLAM; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK;

EID: 0030619582     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00021-X     Document Type: Article

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