Behavior and survival of Mytilus congeners following episodes of elevated body temperature in air and seawater

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 502-514

  Dowd, W Wesley ^a,b   Somero, George N ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivalve; Ecophysiology; Hall effect; Intertidal; Mytilus californianus; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Mytilus trossulus; Valve gaping

Indexed keywords

GLYCOGEN; SEA WATER;

AIR; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MUSCLE; MYTILUS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

AIR; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; GLYCOGEN; MUSCLES; MYTILUS; SEAWATER; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE;

BIVALVIA; MYTILUS; MYTILUS CALIFORNIANUS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; MYTILUS TROSSULUS;

EID: 84872552318     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.076620     Document Type: Article

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