Appropriate experimental design to evaluate preferences for microhabitat: An example of preferences by species of microgastropods

Oecologia

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 159-166

  Olabarria, C ^a   Underwood, A J ^a   Chapman, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural choice; Experimental design; Microgastropods; Microhabitat; Preference

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HABITAT SELECTION; MICROHABITAT; MOLLUSC;

ALGAE; AMPHITHALAMUS; AMPHITHALAMUS INCIDATA; ANIMALIA; CINGULOPSIDAE; CORALLINA OFFICINALIS; EATONIELLA; EATONIELLA ATROPURPUREA; EATONINA; EATONINA RUBRILABIATA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0036933827     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-0940-6     Document Type: Article

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