PRELIMINARY-OBSERVATIONS USING AN ATTACHED MICROPHONIC SENSOR TO STUDY FEEDING-BEHAVIOR OF AN INTER-TIDAL LIMPET

被引：27

作者：

BOYDEN, CR

ZELDIS, JR

机构：

[1] PORTOBELLO MARINE LAB, POB 8, PORTOBELLO, NEW ZEALAND

[2] UNIV OTAGO, DEPT ZOOL, DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND

来源：

ESTUARINE AND COASTAL MARINE SCIENCE | 1979年 / 9卷 / 06期

关键词：

acoustic equipment; feeding habits; limpets; Mollusca; New Zealand;

D O I：

10.1016/S0302-3524(79)80009-2

中图分类号：

Q17 [水生生物学];

学科分类号：

071004 ;

摘要：

A simple field system to monitor feeding activity of grazing intertidal mollusks is described. Feeding behavior of the patellid limpet Cellana ornata (Dillwyn) inhabiting high levels on a sheltered rocky shore was studied. Feeding in this species was mainly restricted to diurnal submersion periods, during which it was continuous with radula rasping rate remaining more or less constant over the entire submersion period. This general pattern varied between individuals and was influenced by waves; wave action in particular appears to be important in stimulating foraging. In an individual studied regularly over an entire year, radula rasping rate was directly related to environmental water temperature.

引用

页码：759 / 769

页数：11

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