Application of ultrasound technology to molluscan physiology: Noninvasive monitoring of cardiac rate in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 685-687

  Haefner Jr , Paul A ^a   Sheppard, Becky ^a   Barto, Julie ^a   Mcneil, Erin ^a   Cappellino, Vanessa ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivalvia (bivalve); blue mussel; cardiac rate; Cardiovascular physiology; heart rate; Mollusca (mollusc, mollusk); Mytilus edulis; ultrasonography; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 8044257121     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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