Mollusks
This reading profile brings together 3 source-linked articles that reference mollusks.
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- Field guideFollowing tidal wildlife rhythmsPlan observations by predicted high or low water and rising or falling phase, record actual conditions and habitat exposure, compare equal windows relative to tide, and add lunar spring-neap stage and weather.
- Field guideHow corals build reefsA coral reef is built colony by colony and generation by generation. Living polyps add skeletal cups at the surface, while older skeletons, binding organisms, sediments, growth, breakage, and erosion shape the framework below.
- Field guideWhy flamingos are pinkA flamingo is not born with an adult pink coat. Food-web carotenoids enter its digestive system, are metabolized into pigment forms, and reach developing feathers; chicks begin gray or white, and adults renew colored plumage during molt as diet and physiology shape the resulting shade.