Observations on the re-establishment and tube construction by adults of the polychaete Lanice conchilega
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 January 2004
Abstract
The re-establishment of adult Lanice conchilega washed out from the sediment was studied in the laboratory in calm and wave conditions. Worms left in their tubes on the sand surface buried and built new tubes within 48 hours. In still water the fringe of the new tube was thinner and extended to all directions, while under a wave regime the individual branches were thicker and positioned perpendicularly to the direction of the waves.
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- Research Article
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- Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 83 , Issue 6 , December 2003 , pp. 1223 - 1224
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- 2003 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
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