Seawater Ca2+ concentration influences solar orientation in Talitrus saltator (Crustacea, Amphipoda)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 797-801

  Ugolini, Alberto ^a   Ungherese, Giuseppe ^a   Mercatelli, Luca ^b   Saer, Doumett ^a   Lepri, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium; Orientation; Sandhopper; Sun compass; Talitrus saltator

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; TALITRUS SALTATOR;

CALCIUM; SEA WATER;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SUNLIGHT;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; ECOSYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; ORIENTATION; SEAWATER; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 63049099748     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.025452     Document Type: Article

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