Variable orientation within a natural population of the sandhopper Talitrus saltator (Crustacea: Amphipoda) as a response to a variable environment: The case-study of Berkoukesh beach, Tunisia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 163-168

  Fanini, Lucia ^a   Scapini, Felicita ^a  

^a Dipto di Biol Animale e Genetica   (Italy)

Author keywords

environmental variability; Mediterranean; orientation; Sandy beaches; Talitrus saltator

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AMPHIPOD; BEACH; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINT; MORPHODYNAMICS;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CRUSTACEA; TALITRUS SALTATOR;

EID: 39449106976     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.09.027     Document Type: Article

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