Intertidal sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus) alter body shape in response to wave action
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Intertidal sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus) alter body shape in response to wave action.
Sea stars are some of the largest mobile animals able to live in the harsh flow environment of wave-exposed, rocky intertidal shores. In addition, some species, such as the northeastern Pacific Pisaster ochraceus, are ecologically significant predators in a broad range of environments, from sheltered lagoons to the most wave-exposed shorelines. How they function and survive under such an extrem...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Experimental Biology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1477-9145,0022-0949
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.078964