Bioenergetic and genetic parameters in relation to susceptibility of blue mussels, Mytilus edulis (L.) to summer mortality

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-58

  Tremblay, Réjean ^a   Myrand, Bruno ^b   Sevigny, Jean Marie ^c   Blier, Pierre ^d   Guderley, Helga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^c MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cytochrome C oxidase; Heterozygosity; Mytilus edulis; Oxygen consumption; Scope for growth; Summer mortality

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; OXYGEN;

BIOENERGETICS; GENETICS; MORTALITY; SUMMER;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GROWTH REGULATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; MALE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MORTALITY; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER;

CANADA, QUEBEC, MAGDALEN ISLANDS;

BIVALVIA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 0032031775     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00114-7     Document Type: Article

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