Citation
G. Hommay et al., FEEDING-ACTIVITY OF LIMAX-VALENTIANUS FERUSSAC - NOCTURNAL RHYTHM ANDALIMENTARY COMPETITION, Journal of molluscan studies, 64, 1998, pp. 137-146
Citations number
49
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology,"Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
ISSN journal
02601230
Volume
64
Year of publication
1998
Part
2
Pages
137 - 146
Database
ISI
SICI code
0260-1230(1998)64:<137:FOLF-N>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Feeding activity of the slug Limax valentianus Ferussac throughout a 2
4-hour period began with the decrease in light. Feeding began 41 minut
es after the start of locomotor activity and showed a maximum level in
the beginning of the night. L. valentianus had two to five meals each
night, each meal lasting 8.5 to 14 minutes. The overcrowding of the s
lugs induced a shorter duration of individual feeding periods and acts
of aggression during meals.