Patterns of nocturnal movement of the long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum (Philippi) in Gran Canaria (the Canary Islands, central East Atlantic Ocean)

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-31

  Tuya, F ^a   Martin, J A ^a   Luque, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diadema antillarum; Movements; Sea urchin; Tagging; The Canary Islands

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERM; HARD-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; TAGGING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAN CANARIA; LAS PALMAS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; DIADEMA; DIADEMA ANTILLARUM; ECHINOIDA; ECHINOIDEA; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 1642287659     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-003-0164-0     Document Type: Article

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