ARCTIC Does the Clam Mya truncata Regenerate Its Siphon after Predation by Walrus? An Experimental Approach

• Main Authors: Harold E. Welch, Kathleen Martin-bergmann
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1989
• Subjects: Mots clés; Arctique; benthos; bivalve; morse; Myu truncutu; énergétique; Arctic; Le Fond; Morse; Arctique*; walrus*
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.554.9713; http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic43-2-157.pdf

ABSTRACT. Walrus (Odobenus rosmurus) prey extensively on the bivalve Myu truncutu, removing the siphons. We performed a simple experiment whereby the siphons from 2 7 M. huncata were removed, 33 controls were left intact, and the clams left on the sea bottom for a year. All the damaged Myu died; all...