Effects of contrasting tidal habitats on growth, survivorship and dispersal in an intertidal snail

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 363, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 96-103

  Johnson, Michael S ^a   Black, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Demography; Genetic neighbourhood; Phenotypic plasticity; Size; Tradeoff

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISPERSAL; DISPERSION; ELEVATION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POLYMORPHISM; POND; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SNAIL; SURVIVORSHIP;

HOUTMAN ABROLHOS; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS;

BEMBICIUM VITTATUM; GASTROPODA; LYMNAEIDAE;

EID: 49549099029     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.06.021     Document Type: Article

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