Food-particle size and selection by bivalve larvae in a temperate embayment

Marine Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 665-672

  Raby, D ^a   Mingelbier, M ^a   Dodson, J J ^a   Klein, B ^a   Lagadeuc, Y ^a,b   Legendre, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; CYANOBACTERIA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); MYA ARENARIA; MYTILUS EDULIS; PECTINIDAE; PLACOPECTEN;

EID: 0030935351     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050057     Document Type: Article

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