Field behavior of the nudibranch mollusc Tritonia diomedea

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 81-96

  Wyeth, Russell C ^a   Willows, A O Dennis ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HABITAT; MOLLUSC; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; WATER FLOW;

DIOMEDEA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; TRITONIA DIOMEDEA;

EID: 33646448779     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4134598     Document Type: Article

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