Particle feeding on suspended and deposited material is a common mode of food collection
among many groups of the Metazoa. In particular, many members of the Mollusca, most …

Suspension-feeding bivalve molluscs are foundation species in coastal intertidal systems.
The selective feeding capabilities of these animals can have a large influence on …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

Bivalves, such as clams and oysters, are species having two-valved shells. In the marine
ecosystem these species play a unique and essential role. This book examines the ecology …

Efficiency of particle retention and filtration rate in 6 species of Northeast American bivalves
Page 1 Vol. 217-223, 1988 1. - MARINE ECOLOGY - PROGRESS SERIES Mar. Ecol. Prog …

Fluid transport systems mediate the transfer of materials both within an organism and
between an organism and its environment. The architecture of fluid transport systems is …

This review deals with the measurement of filtration rates in suspension feeding bivalves.
Currently used methods are described, and some reliable filtration rate data obtained under …

Filtration rate capacities in undisturbed freshwater bivalves were determined by means of
two different methods (indirect “clearance” and “suction” methods) in Anodonta anatina (L.) …

Models of particle encounter efficiency borrowed from aerosol filtration theory have
revolutionised ideas about mechanisms of suspension-feeding (a form of hydrosol filtration) …

When filter-feeding bivalves experience very low algal concentrations, this eventually lead to
reduced siphon-opening and valve-gape, or complete closure, along with cessation of the …