Variation in scototaxis and orientation adaptation of Talitrus saltator populations subjected to different ecological constraints

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-146

  Scapini, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphipoda; Atlantic shores; Mediterranean shores; orientation; rhythms; scototaxis; Talitridae

Indexed keywords

TALITRUS SALTATOR; AMPHIPODA;

ADAPTATION; BEACH; BEACHES; ECOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOUR; SCOTOTAXIS;

EID: 0031060957     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0205     Document Type: Article

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