On particle filtration by amphioxus (Branchiostoma lanceolatum)

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 983-989

  Nielsen, S E ^a   Bone, Q ^a   Bond, P ^b   Harper, G ^b  

^a THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILTER FEEDER; FILTER FEEDING; INVERTEBRATE; MUCUS;

BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 34547534025     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315407053519     Document Type: Article

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