The effects of velocity and seston concentration on the exhalant siphon area, valve gape and filtration rate of the mussel Mytilus edulis

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 91-111

  Newell, Carter R ^a   Wildish, D J ^b   MacDonald, B A ^c  

^a Great Eastern Mussel Farms   (United States)

^b ST ANDREWS BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Current; Filtration rate; Mytilus edulis; Particle concentration; Siphon area; Valve gape

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FILTRATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SALINITY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; WATER FLOW;

MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 0035879759     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(01)00285-4     Document Type: Article

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