Lipid and fatty acid compositions of Mytilus galloprovincialis cultured in the Mar Grande of Taranto (Southern Italy): Feeding strategies and trophic relationships

Zoological Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-219

  Prato, Ermelinda ^a   Danieli, Antonio ^b   Maffia, Michele ^b   Biandolino, Francesca ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lipid composition; Mussels; Seasonal variations; Trophic markers

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DINOPHYCEAE; INVERTEBRATA; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 78049529908     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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