Abstract:The gastropod Cerithidea decollata typically feeds on mud at the mangrove soil surface at low tide and rests on Avicennia marina trunks throughout high tide. Tens of individuals can be observed climbing the trunks and clustering, 2-3 hr before the incoming high tide, approximately 40 cm higher than the level that the tide will reach. As soon as the water disappears, snails descend and disperse on the ground again. Signals able to tell the snails the height of the incoming tide are still unknown but we wanted t… Show more
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