Spatial variation in the body mass of the stout razor clam, Tagelus plebeius: Does the density of burrowing crabs, Chasmagnathus granulata, matter?

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-73

  Gutiérrez, Jorge L ^a   Iribarne, Oscar O ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Body mass; Chasmagnathus granulata; Spatial variation; Tagelus plebeius

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BURROWING ORGANISM; CRAB; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FILTER FEEDER; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MOLLUSC; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

BIVALVIA; CHASMAGNATHUS GRANULATA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; SOLECURTIDAE; SOLENIDAE; TAGELUS PLEBEIUS; VARUNIDAE;

EID: 19244369891     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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