Evaluation of substitute diets for live algae in the captive maintenance of adult and subadult unionidae

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 875-881

  Nichols, S J ^a   Garling, D ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Unionidae diets

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 0036971995     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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