Effect of a tripeptide on the aggregational behaviour of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis

Marine Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1119-1123

  De Vooys, C G N ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; CHEMICAL CUE; MOLLUSC; PEPTIDE;

BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 0038235875     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-003-1039-2     Document Type: Article

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