Endogenous rhythms of locomotor activity in the high-shore limpet, Helcion pectunculus (Patellogastropoda)

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 387-391

  Gray, D R ^a   Hodgson, A N ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCOMOTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

HELCION PECTUNCULUS;

EID: 0033083235     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.0975     Document Type: Article

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