Thermal tolerance during early ontogeny in the common whelk Buccinum undatum (Linnaeus 1785); bioenergetics, nurse egg partitioning and developmental success

Temperature is arguably the primary factor affecting development in ectotherms and, as a result, may be the driving force behind setting species' geographic limits. The shallow-water gastropod Buccinum undatum is distributed widely throughout the North Atlantic, with an overall annual thermal r...

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Main Authors: Smith, Kathryn E. (Author), Thatje, Sven (Author), Hauton, Chris (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013-05.
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