Effects of body-size and season on digestive organ size and the energy balance of cockles fed with a constant diet of phytoplankton

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 501-514

  Ibarrola, I ^a   Larretxea, X ^a   Navarro, E ^a   Iglesias, J I P ^a   Urrutia, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allometric relationships; Bivalves; Digestive acclimation; Scope for growth; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COCKLE; DIGESTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GILL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASON; SPAIN;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CARDIIDAE; DIGESTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GILLS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONS; SPAIN;

BIVALVIA; CERASTODERMA EDULE; TETRASELMIS SUECICA;

EID: 42249105894     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-007-0243-7     Document Type: Article

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