Mussels flexing their muscles: A new method for quantifying bivalve behaviour

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1195-1204

  Robson, Anthony ^a   Wilson, Rory ^a   De Leaniz, Carlos Garcia ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIVALVE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MUSCLE; PREDATION RISK; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSOR; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 34248174536     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0566-z     Document Type: Article

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