The use of computer-assisted motion analysis for quantitative studies of the behaviour of barnacle (Balanus amphitrite) larvae

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 259-268

  Amsler, Margaret O ^a   Amsler, Charles D ^a   Rittschof, Dan ^b   Becerro, Mikel A ^a,c   McClintock, James B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barnacle; Crustacean; Cyprid; Larvae; Marine biofouling; Swimming behaviour; Video tracking

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; CRUSTACEAN; LARVA; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TRACKING; VIDEOGRAPHY;

BALANUS AMPHITRITE; CRUSTACEA; CYPRIDIDAE; THORACICA;

EID: 33751205914     PISSN: 0091181X     EISSN: 10290362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236240600980640     Document Type: Article

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