The sun compass of the sandhopper Talitrus saltator: The speed of the chronometric mechanism depends on the hours of light

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 3225-3230

  Ugolini, Alberto ^a   Tiribilli, Bruno ^a   Boddi, Vieri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronometric mechanism; Orientation; Sandhopper; Sun compass; Talitrus saltator

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CHRONOBIOLOGY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; LIGHT; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME;

AMPHIPODA; CHRONOBIOLOGY; LIGHT; PHOTOPERIOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

AMPHIPODA; SALTATOR; TALITRUS; TALITRUS SALTATOR;

EID: 0036033213     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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