The Korean Journal of Malacology (한국패류학회지)
- Volume 20 Issue 1
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- Pages.35-43
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- 2004
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- 1225-3480(pISSN)
Effects of Temperature and Body Size on the Clearance Rates of a Tidal Flat Bivalve, Coecella chinensis (Deshayes)
- Lee, Chang-Hoon (South Sea Institute, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute) ;
- Ryu, Tae-Kwon (South Sea Institute, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute) ;
- Sung, Chan-Gyoung (South Sea Institute, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute) ;
- Seo, Jin-Young (South Sea Institute, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute) ;
- Kim, Ki-Hyun (Department of Oceanography, Kunsan National University) ;
- Choi, Jin-Woo (South Sea Institute, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)
- Published : 2004.06.01
Abstract
To know the effects on temperature and body size on the clearance rate (CR) of a small tidal flat bivalve, Coecella chinensis, laboratory experiments were performed with 20 individuals of different sizes (ranging from 7 to 25 mm) at 3 different temperatures (10, 15,