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Homing in the West Indian Chiton Acanthopleura granulata Gmelin, 1791
| Title: | Homing in the West Indian Chiton Acanthopleura granulata Gmelin, 1791. |
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| Name(s): |
Mook, David H. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 1983 | |
| Publisher: | California Malacozoological Society. | |
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| Extent: | 6 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007122 (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
The homing behavior of the chiton Acanthopleura granulata was studied on high-,moderate-, and low-energy rocky shores in the Bahamas. Chitons on low-energy shores tended to homemore frequently than chitons on higher-energy shores. Chitons on higher-energy shores tended to makemore frequent nighttime excursions from their home and to travel greater distances than chitons onlow-energy shores, possibly because lower food availability on higher-energy shores may force thechitons to increase their grazing effort. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 339 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Mook, D. (1983). Homing in the West Indian chiton Acanthopleura granulata Gmelin, 1791. The Veliger, 26(2), 101-105. |
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| Subject(s): |
Bahamas Chitons Animal homing Acanthopleura granulata West Indian fuzzy chiton Mollusks |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007122 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
