Variations in cardiac performance and heat shock protein expression to thermal stress in two differently zoned limpets on a tropical rocky shore

Marine Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1223-1231

  Dong, Yun wei ^a   Williams, Gray A ^b  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEAT SHOCK; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTEIN; ROCKY SHORE; SNAIL; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CELLANA GRATA; PATELLIDAE;

EID: 79957524397     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1642-6     Document Type: Article

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