The behavioural ecology of two sympatric talitrid species, Talitrus saltator (Montagu) and Orchestia gammarellus (Pallas) on a Tyrrhenian sandy beach dune system

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 37-47

  Colombini, Isabella ^a   Fallaci, Mario ^a   Gagnarli, Elena ^a   Rossano, Claudia ^b   Scapini, Felicita ^b   Chelazzi, Lorenzo ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediterranean beach; Orientation; Spatial and temporal strategies; Talitridae; Taxes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AMPHIPOD; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOMASS; DIEL VARIATION; DUNE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT TYPE; MICROCLIMATE; MOISTURE; MOVEMENT; ORIENTATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRUB; SUBPOPULATION; SYMPATRY;

GROSSETO [TUSCANY]; ITALY; MAREMMA REGIONAL PARK; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TUSCANY; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

ORCHESTIA GAMMARELLUS; TALITRIDAE; TALITRUS SALTATOR;

EID: 84873742149     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.09.016     Document Type: Article

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