Seasonal activity and foraging behaviour of the endangered limpet Patella ferruginea

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-181

  Espinosa, F ^a   Rivera Ingraham, G ^a   Garcia Gomez J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activity; Endangered; Foraging behaviour; Limpets; Patella ferruginea

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL ACTIVITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FEEDING GROUND; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; ROCKY SHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNAIL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; PATELLA (GASTROPOD); PATELLA FERRUGINEA; PATELLIDAE;

EID: 49049092362     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2008.9522537     Document Type: Article

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