Detrital flows through the feeding pathway of the oyster (Crassostrea gigas) in a tropical shallow lagoon: δ13C signals

Marine Biology

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 677-684

  Hsieh, Hwey Lian ^a   Chen, Chang Po ^a   Kao, Wen Yuan ^b   Liu, Pi Jen ^a  

^a ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRASSOSTREA GIGAS;

EID: 0342804348     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050727     Document Type: Article

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