Comparison of gill surface morphology across a guild of suspension-feeding unionid bivalves

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-107

  Galbraith, Heather S ^a,b   Frazier, Sarah E ^a,b   Allison, Brenda ^a,b   Vaughn, Caryn C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Department of Zoology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COEXISTENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FILTER FEEDING; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GUILD; MORPHOLOGY; NICHE PARTITIONING; RESOURCE USE;

ACTINONAIAS LIGAMENTINA; BIVALVIA; EUKARYOTA; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 65349104946     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: 14643766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyn045     Document Type: Article

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