Preferred Temperature, Thermal Tolerance, and Metabolic Response of Tegula Regina (Stearns, 1892)

• Published in: Journal of shellfish research Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 239 - 246
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: National Shellfisheries Association 01.04.2014

The preferred temperature of Tegula regina was determined in a horizontal thermal gradient with organisms acclimated to 16°C, 19°C, and 22°C using to acute method, with a preferred temperature of 19.7 ± 1.8°C for the day cycle and 18.8 ± 1.2°C for the night cycle. The final preferred temperature det...