In:
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 81, No. 1 ( 2001-02), p. 177-178
Abstract:
Stable carbon isotope measurements (δ 13 C) were used to assess the sources of carbon assimilated by the fan mussel Pinna nobilis , in sea grass Posidonia oceanica meadows, and an associated shrimp Pontonia pinnophylax which occurs within this bivalve's mantle cavity. The primary carbon sources available to both animals displayed a wide range of δ 13 C values, from −12·3 to −22·3‰. The δ 13 C and δ 15 N of Pinna nobilis and Pontonia pinnophylax suggest that they assimilate carbon from similar sources, occupy comparable trophic levels and that their association is commensal.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0025-3154
,
1469-7769
DOI:
10.1017/S0025315401003575
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
2001
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1491269-7
detail.hit.zdb_id:
281325-7
SSG:
12
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