Shell clamping behaviour in the limpet Cellana tramoserica

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 539-547

  Ellem, Gary K ^a   Furst, John E ^a   Zimmerman, Kenneth D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Behaviour; Cellana tramoserica; Defence; Force; Limpet; Shell clamping; Wave action

Indexed keywords

CELLANA TRAMOSERICA;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL ADHESION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRICTION; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLLUSC; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; WATER FLOW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CELL ADHESION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRICTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLLUSCA; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 0036022373     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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