In situ mussel feeding behavior in relation to multiple environmental factors: Regulation through food concentration and tidal conditions

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1919-1929

  Saurel, C ^a   Gascoigne, J C ^a   Palmer, M R ^a   Kaiser, M J ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BIVALVE; CHLOROPHYLL A; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIDAL CYCLE; VIDEOGRAPHY;

MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 35348980794     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2007.52.5.1919     Document Type: Article

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