Research Article
Biomass Composition of Blue Mussels, Mytilus edulis, is Affected by Living Site and Species of Ingested Microalgae
Table 1
Mytilus edulis. Start and end dry weight of soft parts ( and ), mean filtration rates (), steady-state concentrations of microalgal cells (), actual measured growth rates (), and weight specific growth rates () during laboratory and field experiments. Number of mussels () used for individual measurements of shell length (), dry weight of soft parts (), and for biochemical analysis (). Values indicate means S.D.
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†Number of mussels used for measurements of shell length, dry weight of soft parts, and for biochemical analysis is indicated in Figure 5. *Mussels starved for 56 days prior to feeding experiment. |