Study of siphon activity in Mya arenaria (L.) in the intertidal zone by means of an underwater video camera

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 205-224

  Thorin, Sébastien ^a   Bourdages, Hugo ^a   Vincent, Bruno ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feeding; Individual orientation; Mya arenaria; Natural environment; Siphon behaviours; Tidal current speed; Underwater camera

Indexed keywords

CLAM; SIPHON; STOMACH CONTENT; VIDEO;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CLAM; FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; STOMACH CONTENT; VIDEORECORDING;

BIVALVIA; MYA ARENARIA;

EID: 0031955786     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00196-2     Document Type: Article

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