Interspecific comparison of the mechanical properties of mussel byssus

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 263-274

  Brazee, Shanna L ^a   Carrington, Emily ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXOPOLYMER; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGY;

ADHESION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIVALVE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIVALVIA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BATHYMODIOLUS THERMOPHILUS; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; GEUKENSIA DEMISSA; MODIOLUS MODIOLUS; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 33845966768     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4134548     Document Type: Article

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