Surfing in the sandy-beach whelk Bullia digitalis (Dillwyn)

African Zoology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 121-127

  Brown, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gastropods; Locomotion; Sandy beaches; Swash riding

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BULLIA; BULLIA DIGITALIS; CAENOGASTROPODA; DIGITALIS; GASTROPODA;

EID: 0005801048     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2001.11657129     Document Type: Article

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