ROLE OF PHYTOPLANKTON IN THE DIETS OF ADULT AND LARVAL SHIPWORMS, LYRODUS-PEDICELLATUS (BIVALVIA, TEREDINIDAE)

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PECHENIK, JA [1 ]
PERRON, FE [1 ]
TURNER, RD [1 ]
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[1] HARVARD UNIV,MUSEUM COMPARAT ZOOL,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138
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ESTUARIES | 1979年 / 2卷 / 01期
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10.2307/1352042
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
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The shipworm Lyrodus pedicellatus does not feed exclusively on the wood into which it burrows. This paper demonstrates the ability of adults to ingest and incorporate radioactivity from14C-labelled phytoplankton. The free-swimming larvae of this species, however, do not feed while in the plankton. This is related to their limited ability to delay metamorphosis in the absence of a suitable wood substrate. © 1979 Estuarine Research Federation.
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