Burrow irrigation behavior of Urechis caupo, a filter-feeding marine invertebrate, in its natural habitat

Urechis caupo is a burrow-dwelling filter feeder that captures suspended particles in a mucus net and irrigates its burrow with peristaltic body wall contractions. An electromagnetic flow meter was used to measure the burrow irrigation rates of 7 U. caupo in their natural burrows under normal tidal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) 2002-12, Vol.245, p.149-155
Hauptverfasser:	OSOVITZ, Christopher J, JULIAN, David
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal ethology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Applied ecology Biological and medical sciences Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Marine Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking Protozoa. Invertebrata Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Urechis caupo
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