Clearance of aquatic hyphomycete spores by a benthic suspension feeder

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2292-2296

  Bärlocher, Felix ^a   Brendelberger, Heinz ^b  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CLEARANCE RATE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FILTER FEEDER; FUNGUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; ELLIPTIO; ELLIPTIO COMPLANATA; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; INVERTEBRATA; SIGMOIDEA; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 9244247346     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.6.2292     Document Type: Article

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