Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2843248 | Journal of Thermal Biology | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The thermoregulatory behavior of the wavy turban snail Megastrea (Lithopoma) undosa was determined in a horizontal thermal gradient and was 16.31 in day cycle and 14.4 °C in night cycle. Displacement velocity of adults was 29.3±4.2 cm h−1 during the light phase and 26.1±3.2 cm h−1 during the dark phase. The critical thermal maxima of the wavy turban snail were determined. As a measure of thermal tolerance, snails were subjected to increasing water temperatures at a rate of 1 °C every 30 min until they were detached from the substrate. The critical thermal maximum at 50% was 29.7 °C.
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Authors
Fernando Diaz, Alfredo Salas, Ana Denisse Re, Marco Gonzalez, Izbelt Reyes,