highly significantp<0.001
Within the present study, comparisons between shell surface temperatures of mussels measured by IR imagery and internal body temperatures measured with digital thermocouples (4 Channel Data Logging Thermometer 800024, SPER SCIENTIFIC Ltd.) also revealed highly significant positive correlations when assessed in the field (r 2 = 0.96, n = 122, p<0.001, y = 0.9722x+1.1239).