Body size-density relationship for Mytilus edulis in an experimental food-regulated situation

Oikos

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 28-42

  Alunno Bruscia, Marianne ^a   Petraitis, Peter S ^b   Bourget, Edwin ^c   Fréchette, Marcel ^d  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GROWTH; MOLLUSC; POPULATION DENSITY; SELF THINNING; SURVIVAL;

BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 0033858496     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.900104.x     Document Type: Article

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