Opportunistic suspension feeding in the intertidal gastropod Olivella columellaris and its implications for the regulation of tidal migrations
The gastropod Olivella columellaris inhabits sandy beaches of the Tropical East Pacific. These snails perform tidal migrations forcontinuous suspension feeding in the moving backwash zone, possibly controlled by an endogenous circatidal clock. However, O. columellaris readily modifies its circatida...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
2016-12-01
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Series: | Ciencias Marinas |
Online Access: | https://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/2640 |