Density-dependent effects on morphological plasticity of Mytilus gallloprovincialis in suspended culture

Aquaculture

Volumn 338-341, Issue , 2012, Pages 246-252

  Cubillo, Alhambra M ^a   Peteiro, Laura G ^a   Fernández Reiriz, María José ^a   Labarta, Uxío ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Industrial cultivation; Intra specific competition; Morphological plasticity; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Physical interference; Population density

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIVALVE; CULTIVATION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SUSPENDED CULTURE; THINNING; VOLUME;

GALICIA [SPAIN]; LA CORUNA [GALICIA]; RIA DE ARES-BETANZOS; RIAS ALTAS; SPAIN;

BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; MYTILUS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 84858334334     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2012.01.028     Document Type: Article

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