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Acanthopleura gemmata       
Blainville 1925

Chiton


Chrissa Athousis (2011)

 

 

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Reference List

1. Barbosa, S.S, Byrne, M. and Kelaher, B.P 2008, ‘Bioerosion caused by foraging of the tropical chiton Acanthopleura gemmata at One Tree Reef, southern Great Barrier Reef’, Coral Reefs, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 635-639.

2. Barbosa, S.S, Byrne, M. and Kelaher, B.P 2009, ‘Reproductive periodicity of the tropical intertidal chiton Acanthopleura gemmata at One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef, near its southern latitudinal limit’, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol. 89, no. 2, pp. 401-411.

3. Beesley, P.L., Ross, G.J.B. and Wells, A (eds) (1998). Mollusca: The Southern Synthesis. Fauna of Australia. Vol. 5. CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne, Part A, xvi 563 pp. Part B viii 656-1234 pp.

4. Chelazzi, G., Focardi, S. Deneubourg, J.L. and Innocenti, R 1983, ‘Competition for the home and aggressive behaviour in the chiton Acanthopleura gemmata (Blainville) (Mollusca: Polyplacophora)’, Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 15-20.

5. Chelazzi, G., Santina, P.D and Parpagnoli, D 1987, ‘Trail following in the chiton Acanthopleura gemmata: operational and ecological problems’, Marine Biology, vol. 95, no. 4, pp. 539-545.

6. Chelazzi, G., Santina, P.D and Parpagnoli, D 1990, ‘The role of trail following in the homing of intertidal chitons: a comparison between three Acanthopleura spp.’ Marine Biology, vol. 105, no 4, pp. 445-450.

7. Chelazzi, G., Santini, G., Satina, D.P and Focardi, S 1993, ‘Does the Homing Accuracy of Intertidal Chitons Rely on Active Trail Following? A Simulation Approach’, Journal of Theoretical Biology, vol. 160, no. 1, pp. 165-178.

8. Unknown Author, Acanthopleura gemmata, Encyclopedia of Life, viewed 25th October 2011.
<http://www.eol.org.>

9. Focardi, S. and Chelazzi, G 1990, ‘Ecological determinants of bioeconomics in three intertidal chitons’, Journal of Animal Ecology, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 347-362.

10. Pechenik, J.A (2004). Biology of the Invertebrates. Sixth Edition. Publishing by McGraw-Hill, America, New York. Pp 218-222.

11. Santini, G., Santina, P.D. and Chelazzi, G 1991, ‘A motographic analyses of foraging behaviour in intertidal chitons (Acanthopleura spp.)’, Journal of Marine Biology, vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 759-769.

12. Schwabe, E. (2010). Acanthopleura gemmata (de Blainville, 1825). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at <http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211919 on 2011-10-26>

13. Soliman, F.E., Hussein, M.A., Elmaraghi, A.H. and Yousif, T.N 1996, ‘Reproductive ecology of the common rock chiton Acanthopleura gemmata (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) in the northwestern coast of the Red Sea’, Qatar University, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 95-102.

14. Thorne, M. J 1967, ‘Homing in the chiton Acanthozostera gemmata (Blainville)’, Coral Reefs, vol. 79, no. 9, pp. 99-108.

15. Tucker, J.S. and Giese, A.C 1959, ‘Shell Repair in Chitons’, Biological Bulletin, vol. 116, no. 2, pp. 318-322.

16. Unknown author, Acanthopleura gemmata, Seal Life Base, viewed 20th of October 
<http://www.sealifebase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=89029>

17. Wingstrand, K.G 1985, “On the anatomy and relationships of recent Monoplacophora. Galathea Report 16: 7-94.

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