Byssal attachment of juvenile mussels, Perna canaliculus, affected by water motion and air bubbles

Aquaculture

Volumn 255, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 357-361

  Alfaro, Andrea C ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Air bubbles; Byssal attachment; Mussel juveniles; Perna canaliculus; Settlement; Water motion

Indexed keywords

AIR BUBBLE; JUVENILE; MOLLUSC; WATER FLOW;

PERNA CANALICULUS;

EID: 33646895474     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2005.11.059     Document Type: Article

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