Heart beat rate adaptations to varying salinity of two intertidal Mediterranean bivalves: The invasive Brachidontes pharaonis and the native Mytilaster minimus

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-197

  Sara G ^a   de Pirro, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Accademia Mare Ambiente ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Brachidontes pharaonis; Mediterranean Sea; Mytilaster minimus; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIVALVE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; NATIVE SPECIES; SALINITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BIVALVIA; BRACHIDONTES PHARAONIS; MYTILASTER MINIMUS;

EID: 79953851680     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250001003657360     Document Type: Article

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