Nocturnal occurrence, and synchrony with tidal and lunar cycles, in the invertebrate assemblage of a subtropical estuary

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Saigusa, Masayuki ^a   Okochi, Tetsushi ^a   Ikei, Sayoko ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptive significance; Day night cycle; Luner cycle; Small invertebrates; Subtropical estuary; Synchrony; Temporal patterns of occurrence; Tidal cycle; Tidal rhythm

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATE; LUNAR CYCLE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; SYNCHRONY; TIDAL CYCLE;

IRIOMOTE ISLAND; JAPAN; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038678148     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(03)00034-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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