Homing in the West Indian Chiton Acanthopleura granulata Gmelin, 1791

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California Malacozoological Society.
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1983
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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.

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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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1983
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1983
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1983
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Mook, David H.
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Homing in the West Indian Chiton Acanthopleura granulata Gmelin, 1791
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1983
California Malacozoological Society.
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Homing in the West Indian Chiton Acanthopleura granulata Gmelin, 1791
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Homing in the West Indian Chiton Acanthopleura granulata Gmelin, 1791