The contribution of microphytobenthos for scallop Euvola ziczac (Bivalvia: Pectinidae) feeding in a shallow area of the south-eastern Brazilian continental shelf

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 961-967

  Pellizzari, Franciane ^a   Borzone, Carlos Alberto ^a   Pezzuto, Paulo Ricardo ^b   Zehnder Alves, Leticia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; PHYTOBENTHOS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZILIAN SHELF; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BIVALVIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; DINOPHYCEAE; EUVOLA ZICZAC; PECTINIDAE;

EID: 22944462368     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315405011951     Document Type: Article

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