Movement and aggregation in the fluted giant clam (Tridacna squamosa L.)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 342, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 269-281

  Huang, Danwei ^a   Todd, Peter A ^a   Guest, James R ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Behaviour; Chemotaxis; Giant clam; Movement; Tridacna

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BIVALVE; CHEMOTAXIS; CONSPECIFIC; LOCOMOTION; MOVEMENT;

BIVALVIA; TRIDACNA; TRIDACNA SQUAMOSA; TRIDACNIDAE;

EID: 33847383349     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.10.051     Document Type: Article

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