Effect of sunlight intensity and albinism on the covering response of the Caribbean sea urchin Tripneustes ventricosus

Marine Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1111-1117

  Kehas, Arthur J ^a   Theoharides, Kathleen A ^a   Gilbert, John J ^a  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DEPTH; LIGHT INTENSITY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DISCOVERY BAY; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ECHINOIDEA; TESTUDINES; THALASSIA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM; TRIPNEUSTES VENTRICOSUS;

EID: 18644381020     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1514-4     Document Type: Article

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