Chemotaxis in the nudibranch Hermissenda crassicornis: Does ingestive conditioning influence its behaviour in a Y-maze?

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 215-222

  Avila, Conxita ^a,b  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERMISSENDA CRASSICORNIS; METRIDIUM; PENNARIA;

EID: 0031804148     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/64.2.215     Document Type: Article

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