Feeding responses of the bivalves Crassostrea gigas and Mytilus trossulus to chemical composition of fresh and aged kelp detritus

Marine Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 367-376

  Levinton, J S ^a   Ward, J E ^b   Shumway, S E ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DETRITUS; FEEDING; FILTER FEEDER; FOOD SELECTION; HERBIVORY; KELP FOREST;

AGARUM FIMBRIATUM; BIVALVIA; COSTARIA COSTATA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; HALOPHILA; INVERTEBRATA; MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS TROSSULUS; OSTREIDAE; RHODOMONAS LENS;

EID: 0036937372     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-0830-9     Document Type: Article

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