Endogenous locomotor activity rhythm of two sympatric species of Talitrids (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from the supralittoral zone of Bizerte lagoon (Northern Tunisia)

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 265-275

  Jelassi, Raja ^a   Ayari Akkari, Amel ^a   Bohli Abderrazak, Dhouha ^a   Nasri Ammar, Karima ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

locomotor rhythm; Orchestia gammarellus; Orchestia montagui; supralittoral zone of lagoon; sympatric species

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AMPHIPOD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD PREFERENCE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; NICHE; SYMPATRY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRUSTACEA; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOOD PREFERENCE; LIGHT; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; ORCHESTIA GAMMARELLUS; ORCHESTIA MONTAGUI; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPRING;

BIZERTE; BIZERTE LAGOON; TUNISIA;

EID: 84873673603     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2012.681845     Document Type: Article

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