Gut Content Analysis and Selective Feeding Behavior of the Asiatic Hard Clam Meretrix meretrix (Linnaeus, 1758) in Marudu Bay

• Main Authors: Vienna A. Admodisastro, Muhammad Baharuddin, John Madin, Sitti Raehanah Muhamad Shaleh, Aileen Tan Shau Hwai, Julian Ransangan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt 2023
• Subjects: QL605-739.8 Chordates. Vertebrates; SH20.3-191 Aquaculture
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38012/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38012/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38012/; https://dx.doi.org/10.21608/ejabf.2023.323487

This study investigated the feeding behavior of the Asiatic hard clam, Meretrix meretrix, an important species in the artisanal fishery and commonly found in Sabah's coastal waters. The study aimed to identify the clam's primary diet and the environmental parameters that influence its feed...