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Behavioral aspects of righting in the asteroid echinoderms Henricia leviuscula (Stimpson) and Leptasterias aequalis (Stimpson)

Creator:

Polls, Irwin

Abstract:

Righting behavior was examined in the asteroids Henricia leviuscula and Leptasterias aequalis by repeating a standard laboratory righting trial with a large number of individuals of each species, and analyzing the observations made by statistical methods. Detailed observations on the righting method, including leading pairs of arms and righting time...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis