Habitat Preferences and Growth of Ruditapes bruguieri (Bivalvia: Veneridae) at the Northern Boundary of Its Range

This work is the first attempt to study growth and some morphological parameters of the clam Ruditapes bruguieri, as well as its habitat preferences. It is found that R. bruguieri lives on bottom sediments including pebble and coarse- and medium-grained sand with a slight admixture of silt. At the s...

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Main Author: Alla V. Silina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/235416
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