Advances in Littorinid Biology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Resource allocation, demography and the radiation of life histories in rough periwinkles (Gastopoda)

   • R. N. Hughes

   Pages 1-14

3. TBT effects on the female genital system of Littorina littorea: a possible indicator of tributyltin pollution

   • Barbara Bauer, Pio Fioroni, Imke Ide, Stefanie Liebe, Jörg Oehlmann, Eberhard Stroben et al.

   Pages 15-27

4. Comparison of imposex response in three Prosobranch species

   • M. Huet, P. Fioroni, J. Oehlmann, E. Stroben

   Pages 29-35

5. Validation of a planimetric procedure to quantify stress in Littorina littorea (Gastropoda: Mollusca): is it independent of the reproductive cycle?

   • G. Calvo-Ugarteburu, V. Saez, C. D. McQuaid, E. Angulo

   Pages 37-44

6. Fine structure of the cephalic sensory organ in veliger larvae of Littorina littorea, (L.) (Mesogastropoda, Littorinidae)

   • Daniela Uthe

   Pages 45-52

7. Egg capsule morphology of five Hong Kong rocky shore littorinids

   • Y. M. Mak

   Pages 53-59

8. Shape variation in the rough periwinkle Littorina saxatilis on the west and south coasts of Britain

   • Peter J. Mill, J. Grahame

   Pages 61-71

9. Microgeographical variation in shell strength in the flat periwinkles Littorina obtusata and Littorina mariae

   • C. R. Fletcher

   Pages 73-87

10. Lack of metabolic temperature compensation in the intertidal gastropods, Littorina saxatilis (Olivi) and L. obtusata (L.)

    • Robert F. McMahon, W. D. Russell-Hunter, David W. Aldridge

    Pages 89-100

11. Effects of ambient temperature and of temperature acclimation on nitrogen excretion and differential catabolism of protein and nonprotein resources in the intertidal snails, Littorina saxatilis (Olivi) and L. obtusata (L.)

    • David W. Aldridge, W. D. Russell-Hunter, Robert F. McMahon

    Pages 101-109

12. Environmentally induced variation in uric acid concentration and xanthine dehydrogenase activity in Littorina saxatilis (Olivi) and L. arcana Hannaford Ellis

    • Delmont C. Smith, Peter J. Mill, J. Grahame

    Pages 111-116

13. Crystalline calcium in littorinid mucus trails

    • Mark S. Davies, Susan J. Hutchinson

    Pages 117-121

14. Allozyme comparison of four littorinid species morphologically similar to Littorina sitkana

    • N. I. Zaslavskaya

    Pages 123-128

15. The relationship between position on shore and shell ornamentation in two size-dependent morphotypes of Littorina striata, with an estimate of evaporative water loss in these morphotypes and in Melarhaphe neritoides

    • Joseph C. Britton

    Pages 129-142

16. Maintenance of zonation patterns in two species of flat periwinkle, Littorina obtusata and L. mariae

    • Gray A. Williams

    Pages 143-150

17. Seasonal migration promoting assortative mating in Littorina brevicula on a boulder shore in Japan

    • Yoshitake Takada

    Pages 151-159

18. Extreme morphological diversity between populations of Littorina obtusata (L.) from Iceland and the UK

    • R. I. Lewis, Gray A. Williams

    Pages 161-166

19. Frequency- and density-dependent sexual selection in natural populations of Galician Littorina saxatilis Olivi

    • Emilio Rolán-Alvarez, Kerstin Johannesson, Anette Ekendahl

    Pages 167-172

20. Dispersal and population expansion in a direct developing marine snail (Littorina saxatilis) following a severe population bottleneck

    • Kerstin Johannesson, Bo Johannesson

    Pages 173-180

Members of the gastropod family Littorinidae are common throughout the world. They form a very abundant component of many intertidal and shallow subtidal ecosystems and, by their grazing, often play a central role in shaping these communities. They also display a wide range of life history strategies and many are polymorphic, making them attractive model organisms for ecologists, evolutionary biologists and physiologists alike. Areas of particular interest include ecological interactions with other animals and with algae, the effects of pollutants and the use of littorinids as sentinel species for monitoring pollution, the effects of parasites on growth and ecology, taxonomy, and the study of genotypic/phenotypic responses to environmental factors. There is still much to be done, and the littorinids are proving to be an ideal group on which to work.
Audience: Primarily targeted at the research level. Will also provide useful information for advanced first-degree students conducting research projects.

• Mollusca
• algae
• animals
• biology
• ecology
• environment
• evolution
• migration
• morphology
• nitrogen
• parasites
• pollution
• system
• taxonomy
• temperature

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