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A simulation model of the foraging path of intertidal chitons (Acanthopleura brevispinosa, A. gemmata and A.granulata) (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) is developed which takes into account different orientation mechanisms and the spatial distribution of food. The outputs of the model are in agreement with the empirical data on individual movements obtained from field records of animals’ paths and suggest that the model is an useful tool to study the orientation mechanisms of algal-grazer molluscs and to understand the causal relationship between the habitat structure, the individual movements and the very variable bioeconomical strategies which have been described in the different species.
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Focardi, S., Santini, G., Chelazz, G. (1990). A Simulation Model of Foraging Excursions in Intertidal Chitons. In: Alt, W., Hoffmann, G. (eds) Biological Motion. Lecture Notes in Biomathematics, vol 89. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51664-1_23
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