Effects of environmental factors on byssal thread formation in some members of the family mytilidae from the Sea of Japan

Russian Journal of Marine Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 306-313

  Selin, N I ^a   Vekhova, E E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Byssal threads; Crenomytilus grayanus; Modiolus modiolus; Mytilus coruscus; Repeated attachment; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADHESION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTRATE;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; WORLD;

CRENOMYTILUS GRAYANUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; MODIOLUS; MODIOLUS MODIOLUS; MOLLUSCA; MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS; MYTILUS CORUSCUS;

EID: 8144230917     PISSN: 10630740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:RUMB.0000046549.86598.f4     Document Type: Article

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