Sound reasons for silence: Why do molluscs not communicate acoustically?

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 485-493

  Vermeij, Geerat J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Adaptive predisposition; Mollusca; Natural selection; Opercula shells

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CLADISTICS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MOLLUSC; NATURAL SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CEPHALOPODA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77954366985     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01443.x     Document Type: Article

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