Behavioural adaptations in talitrids from two Atlantic beaches

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 573-584

  Rossano, Claudia ^a   Gambineri, Simone ^a   Fanini, Lucia ^a   Durier, Virginie ^b   Rivault, Colette ^b   Scapini, Felicita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

behavioural variability; circadian rhythms; orientation behaviour; sandy beaches; Talitrus saltator; tides

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CRUSTACEAN; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; SANDY SOIL; SHORELINE; TIDAL RANGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

INVERTEBRATA; TALITRIDAE; TALITRUS SALTATOR; VERGER;

EID: 70449526080     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.09.029     Document Type: Article

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