Substrate selection by settling zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha, relative to material, texture, orientation, and sunlight

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 787-793

  Marsden, J Ellen ^a,c   Lansky, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MOLLUSC; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

BIVALVIA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 0033899477     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-78-5-787     Document Type: Article

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