The reactions of the limpet,Patella vulgataL., to certain of the ionic constituents of sea water
- 1 February 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
- Vol. 38 (3) , 569-580
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400006998
Abstract
It has been shown (Arnold, 1957) that when exposed to air the common British limpet,Patella vulgataL., reacts to splashing with normal or moderately diluted sea water by raising the front edge of the shell, and that the amount of this movement can be correlated with the degree of dilution and with the tide level from which the animals are obtained. A basically similar result was obtained by the use of solutions of sodium chloride. The precise factors influencing the limpets were not identified. Additional data can now be presented on these and other reactions ofP. vulgataas a contribution towards further definition of these factors.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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