Moon orientation in adult and young sandhoppers under artificial light

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 272, Issue 1577, 2005, Pages 2189-2194

  Ugolini, Alberto ^a   Boddi, Vieri ^a   Mercatelli, Luca ^b   Castellini, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial light; Moon; Orientation; Sandhoppers; Sun; Talitrus saltator

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATE; MOON; ORIENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL LIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ILLUMINATION; INSECT; LIGHT; MOON; MOON COMPASS ORIENTATION; NEWBORN; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; ORIENTING RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANDHOPPER; SEA; SUN; SUNLIGHT; TALITRUS SALTATOR;

INSECTA; TALITRUS SALTATOR;

EID: 26944469944     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3199     Document Type: Article

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