Seasonal differences of stable isotope composition and lipid content in four bivalve species from the Adriatic Sea

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 625-634

  Ezgeta Balić, Daria ^a   Lojen, Sonja ^b   Dolenec, Tadej ^c   Žvab Rožič, Petra ^c   Dolenec, Matej ^c   Najdek, Mirjana ^d   Peharda, Melita ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^d RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Bearded mussel; mussel; Noah's ark shell; oyster; SIBER; trophic interaction

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIVALVE; COEXISTENCE; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LIPID; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ADRIATIC SEA; CROATIA; MALI STON BAY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84895512858     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2013.833338     Document Type: Article

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