Influence of diet on pre-ingestive particle processing in bivalves I: Transport velocities on the ctenidium

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 293, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-149

  Ward, J Evan ^a   Levinton, Jeffrey S ^b   Shumway, Sandra E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivalve; Crassostrea; Ctenidium; Feeding; Gill; Mussel; Mytilus; Oyster; Transport velocity

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FILTER FEEDING; FLOW VELOCITY; INGESTION RATE; PARTICULATE FLUX; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER;

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; CRYPTOPHYTA; CTENIDIUM; MOLLUSCA; MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS; MYTILUS TROSSULUS; OSTREIDAE; RHODOMONAS LENS; SPARTINA; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0242488010     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00218-1     Document Type: Article

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