Physiological capacity and environmental tolerance in two sandhopper species with contrasting geographical ranges: Talitrus saltator and Talorchestia ugolinii

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1647-1655

  Calosi, Piero ^a,b,c   Morritt, David ^b   Chelazzi, Guido ^a   Ugolini, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BODY MASS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYLOGENETICS; SALINITY TOLERANCE;

AMPHIPODA; TALITRUS SALTATOR; TALORCHESTIA UGOLINII;

EID: 34249105877     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0582-z     Document Type: Article

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