{"product_id":"advances-in-littorinid-biology-proceedings-of-the-fourth-international-symposium-on-littorinid-biology-held-in-roscoff-france-19-25-september-1993-9789401041942","title":"Advances in Littorinid Biology: Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Littorinid Biology, held in Roscoff, France, 19–25 September 1993","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMembers 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.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eAudience:\u003c\/em\u003e Primarily targeted at the research level. Will also  provide useful information for advanced first-degree students  conducting research projects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. List of participants. 1. Resource allocation,  demography and the radiation life histories in rough periwinkles  (Gastropoda); R.N. Hughes. 2. TBT effects on female  genital system of Littorina littorea: a possible indicator of  tributyltin pollution; B. Bauer, et al. 3. Comparison of  imposex response in three Prosobranch species; M. Huet, et  al. 4. Validation of a planimetric procedure to quantify  stress in Littorina littorea (Gastropoda: Mollusca): is it  independent of the reproductive cycle?; G. Calvo-Ugarteburu, et  al. 5. Fine structure of the cephalic sensory organ in  veliger larvae of Littorina littorea (L.) (Mesogastropoda,  Littorinidae); D. Uthe. 6. Egg capsule morphology of five  Hong Kong rocky shore littorinids; Y.M. Mat. 7. Shape  variation in the rough periwinkle Littorina saxatilis on the  west and south coasts of Britain; P.J. Mill, J. Grahame.  8. Microgeographical variation in shell strength in the flat  periwinkles Littorina obtusata and L. mariae; C.R.  Fletcher. 9. Lack of metabolic temperature compensation in  the intertidal gastropods, Littorina saxatilis and L.  obtusata; R.F. MacMahon, et al. 10. Effects of ambient  temperature acclimation on nitrogen excretion and differential  catabolism of protein and non-protein resources in the intertidal  snails, Littorina saxatilis (Olivi) and L.obtusata (L.);  D.W. Aldridge, et al. 11. Environmentally induced  variation in uric acid concentration and xanthine dehydrogenase  activity in Littorina saxatilis (Olivi) and L.  arcana Hannaford Ellis; D.C. Smith, etal. 12.  Crystalline calcium in littorinid mucus trails; M.S. Davies,  S.J. Hutchinson. 13. Allozyme comparisons of four  littorinid species morphologically similar to Littorina sitkama;  N.I. Zaslavskaya. 14. 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 Melaraphe neritoides; J.C.  Britton. 15. Maintenance of zonation patterns in two species  of flat periwinkle, Littorina obtusata and L. mariae;  G.A. Williams. 16. Seasonal migration promoting  assortative mating in Littorina brevicula on a boulder shore in  Japan; Y. Takada. 17. Extreme morphological diversity  between populations of Littorina obtusata (L.) from  Iceland and the UK; R.I. Lewis, G.A. Williams. 18.  Frequency- and density-dependent sexual selection in natural  populations of Galician Littorina saxatilis (Olivi); E.  Rolán-Alvarez, et al. 19. Dispersal and population  expansion in a direct developing marine snail (Littorina  saxatilis) following a severe population bottleneck; K.  Johannesson, B. Johanneson. 20. A geographically-based study  of shell shape in small rough periwinkles; K.J. Caley, et al.","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52091874705751,"sku":"9789401041942","price":40.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/advances-in-littorinid-biology-proceedings-of-the-fourth-international-symposium-on-littorinid-biology-held-in-roscoff-france-19-25-september-1993-9789401041942","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}