Astronomical, landscape and climatic factors influencing oriented movements of Talitrus saltator in nature

Marine Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-72

  Scapini, F ^a   Audoglio, M ^a   Chelazzi, L ^b   Colombini, I ^b   Fallaci, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TALITRUS SALTATOR; AMPHIPODA;

ACTIVITY PATTERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

ITALY, TUSCANY, BURANO;

EID: 0030609607     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050069     Document Type: Article

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