The surface activity of 4 intertidal invertebrates that are preyed on by wading birds was assessed in the field during the day and at night.Nocturnal activity was greater than diurnal on each of 5 pairs of consecutive low-tide periods.The possibility of increased nocturnal activity as a predatoravoidance strategy is discussed.
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