An experimental investigation of the burrowing behaviour of Paphies australis (bivalvia: Mesodesmatidae)Footnote*

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• Partly supported by Port of Tauranga Ltd., P.O. Box 1, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand.
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• Corresponding author. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, P.O. Box 893, Nelson, New Zealand. Tel: +643548–1715. Fax: +643 548–1716. E‐mail: [email protected].
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• Leigh Marine Laboratory and School of Environmental and Marine Science, University of Auckland, P.O. Box 349, Warkworth, New Zealand.
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