Sediment choice by settling larvae of the bivalve, Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn), in flow and still water

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 231, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-190

  Snelgrove, Paul V R ^a   Grassle, Judith P ^a   Butman, Cheryl Ann ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Larval settlement; Sediment selection; Surfclams

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERN; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MOLLUSC; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE;

ARTICLE; CLAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LARVA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

BIVALVIA; SPISULA SOLIDISSIMA;

EID: 0032585520     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00048-3     Document Type: Article

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