Pumping behaviour and filtration rate of the freshwater mussel Potomida littoralis as a tool for rapid detection of water contamination

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-60

  Mouabad, A ^a   Ait Fdil, M ^a   Maarouf, A ^a   Pihan, J C ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES GUÉLIZ   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Filtration rate; Freshwater mussel; Metals; Pumping behaviour; Toxicity screening

Indexed keywords

FILTRATION; PUMPING; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; POTOMIDA LITTORALIS;

EID: 0034948126     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011499325045     Document Type: Article

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