Assessment of variability in responses of intertidal periwinkles to experimental transplantations

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 236, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-190

  Chapman, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Experimental design; Gastropod; Transplantation; Variability

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MOLLUSC; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; SEASHORE; SNAIL;

AUSTRALIA;

LITTORINA UNIFASCIATA; NODILITTORINA PYRAMIDALIS;

EID: 0033119961     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00197-X     Document Type: Article

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