Feeding Behaviour of the Mussel, Mytilus edulis: New Observations, with a Minireview of Current Knowledge

Figure 4

Mytilus edulis. Exponential decrease in algal cell concentration (C, cells mL⁻¹) as a function of time due to grazing by a group of mussels (𝑛=20) in a closed aquarium (𝑉=15.8L) with well-mixed seawater. Arrows indicate addition of algal cells. Linear regression lines for different time periods (indicated by numbers) are shown, whereas the slopes (b) along with the estimated filtration rates (F) are shown in Table 2. (a) Data from Figure 3, experiment no. A2; (b) data from Figure 3, experiment no. A4.

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