Food dependent movement of periwinkles (Littorina littorea) associated with feeding fronts

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 581-587

  Lauzon Guay, Jean Sébastien ^a,b   Scheibling, Robert E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

aggregation; feeding front; intertidal; Littorina littorea; movement; snail

Indexed keywords

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CHLOROPHYTA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LITTORINA LITTOREA;

EID: 77958565520     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.028.0322     Document Type: Article

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