In situ evidence for pre-capture qualitative selection in the tropical bivalve Lithophaga simplex

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 235-246

  Yahel, Gitai ^a,d   Marie, Dominique ^b   Beninger, Peter G ^c   Eckstein, Shiri ^a   Genin, Amatzia ^a  

^a The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^d RUPPIN ACADEMIC CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Nutrition; Selectivity; Suspension feeding

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; EUKARYOTA; LITHOPHAGA SIMPLEX; MYTILIDAE; PHOTOBACTERIA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 70349229743     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00131     Document Type: Article

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