Feeding behaviour of Cerastoderma edule in a turbid environment: Physiological adaptations and derived benefit

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 355, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 173-180

  Urrutia, M B ^a   Iglesias, J I P ^a   Navarro, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Bivalve feeding; Selection; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

CLEARANCE RATE; COCKLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; FILTER FEEDER; FOOD ABSORPTION; RESUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY;

BIVALVIA; CERASTODERMA EDULE;

EID: 0031551454     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003050700881     Document Type: Article

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