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... highest point is high tide and its lowest point is low tide . On the east coast of the United States , there are two equal high tides each day . Parts of the Gulf of Mexico experience diurnal tides ( one high and one low tide each day ) —a ...
... highest point is high tide and its lowest point is low tide . On the east coast of the United States , there are two equal high tides each day . Parts of the Gulf of Mexico experience diurnal tides ( one high and one low tide each day ) —a ...
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... tide and retreat into their burrows at high tide ; their claw - waving territorial and mating displays are highly visible . Marsh snails also feed on detritus at low tide , but seek shelter from the high tide up the stem of salt marsh ...
... tide and retreat into their burrows at high tide ; their claw - waving territorial and mating displays are highly visible . Marsh snails also feed on detritus at low tide , but seek shelter from the high tide up the stem of salt marsh ...
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... high spring tides . They deposit their eggs above the highest tide , as salt water will kill their embryos if they are exposed to it too early in development . The smaller males cling to the females throughout the long journey from the ...
... high spring tides . They deposit their eggs above the highest tide , as salt water will kill their embryos if they are exposed to it too early in development . The smaller males cling to the females throughout the long journey from the ...
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