Food sources of three bivalves living in two habitats of Jiaozhou Bay (Qingdao, China): Indicated by lipid biomarkers and stable isotope analysis

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 561-567

  Xu, Qiang ^a,b   Yang, Hongsheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bivalve; Food sources; Lipid biomarker; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; CHLAMYS FARRERI; CHLOROPHYTA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; OSTREIDAE; ULVA; ULVA PERTUSA;

EID: 36649014932     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2007)26[561:FSOTBL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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