Influences of tidal conditions, temperature and desiccation on patterns of aggregation of the high-shore periwinkle, Littorina unifasciata, in New South Wales, Australia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 196, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 213-237

  Chapman, M G ^a   Underwood, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Littorina unifasciata; Patterns of aggregation; Periwinkle; Tidal conditions

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISPERSION; GASTROPOD; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE;

LITTORINA UNIFASCIATA;

AGGREGATION; DESICCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; GASTROPOD; ORGANISM AGGREGATIONS; PERIWINKLE; TEMPERATURE; TIDAL CONDITION; TIDAL CONDITIONS;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0030088532     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00131-X     Document Type: Article

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