Metabolic Physiology of the Invasive Clam, Potamocorbula amurensis: The Interactive Role of Temperature, Salinity, and Food Availability

Nathan A. Miller; Xi Chen; Jonathon H. Stillman

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0091064

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Metabolic Physiology of the Invasive Clam, Potamocorbula amurensis: The Interactive Role of Temperature, Salinity, and Food Availability

Nathan A. Miller ,

* E-mail: natemiller77@gmail.com

Affiliation Romberg Tiburon Center and Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, Tiburon, California, United States of America
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Xi Chen,

Affiliation Romberg Tiburon Center and Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, Tiburon, California, United States of America
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Jonathon H. Stillman

Affiliations Romberg Tiburon Center and Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, Tiburon, California, United States of America, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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Metabolic Physiology of the Invasive Clam, Potamocorbula amurensis: The Interactive Role of Temperature, Salinity, and Food Availability

Nathan A. Miller,
Xi Chen,
Jonathon H. Stillman

Published: March 5, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091064

About the Authors

Nathan A. Miller

* E-mail: natemiller77@gmail.com

Affiliation Romberg Tiburon Center and Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, Tiburon, California, United States of America

Xi Chen

Affiliation Romberg Tiburon Center and Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, Tiburon, California, United States of America

Jonathon H. Stillman

Affiliations Romberg Tiburon Center and Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, Tiburon, California, United States of America, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NAM XC JHS. Performed the experiments: NAM XC. Analyzed the data: NAM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JHS. Wrote the paper: NAM XC JHS.

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