Coastal talitrids and connectivity between beaches: A behavioural test

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 457, Issue , 2014, Pages 120-127

  Fanini, Lucia ^a   Lowry, Jim ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beaches; Behavioural plasticity; Orientation; Passive transportation; Talitrids

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BEACH; COAST; CONNECTIVITY; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MOBILITY; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; RECOLONIZATION; RESIDENT POPULATION; SHORELINE;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84899680777     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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