Multiple regression analysis of the sources of variation in orientation of two sympatric sandhoppers, Talitrus saltator and Talorchestia brito, from an exposed Mediterranean beach

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 403-414

  Scapini, Felicita ^a   Aloia, Andrea ^b   Bouslama, Mohamed F ^c   Chelazzi, Lorenzo ^b   Colombini, Isabella ^a   ElGtari, Mohamed ^c   Fallaci, Mario ^b   Marchetti, Giovanni M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Behavioural variation; Multiple regression models; Orientation; Sand beaches; Sandhoppers

Indexed keywords

BEACH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INVERTEBRATE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; ORIENTATION;

TUNISIA;

AMPHIPODA; INVERTEBRATA; SALTATOR; TALITRUS; TALITRUS SALTATOR; TALORCHESTIA BRITO;

EID: 0036556136     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0451-9     Document Type: Article

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