Behavioural adaptation of the gastropod Nerita polita L. on different shores at Aldabra Atoll
- 22 July 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. B. Biological Sciences
- Vol. 215 (1201) , 451-467
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1982.0053
Abstract
On different shores of Aldabra Atoll, Indian Ocean, the intertidal gastropod N. polita L. is mostly active during nocturnal low tide and digs into the sand during high tide and diurnal low tide. The species shows a plasticity in both temporal (exploitation of the emergence time during nocturnal low tide) and spatial (short-term movements) components of its activity. Snails inhabiting different shores are behaviorally adapted to the actual morphology of the coast and its exposure to wave action.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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