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Members of the family Littorinidae are among the most widely studied gastropod molluscs and the more questions we answer about this group, the more questions are inevitably posed. Littorinid research spans diverse disciplines, from molecular biology, physiology, ecology, systematics and evolutionary biology to elegant anatomical studies. The papers n this volume reflect the current research being carried out on littorinids, and fall into three broad themes: systematics, ecology, and pollution studies. This book is primarily targeted at the research level, while providing useful information for advanced first-degree students conducting research projects.
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Aspects of Littorinid Biology Developments in Hydrobiology 133 Series editor H. J. Dumont Aspects of Littorinid Biology Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Littorinid Biology, held in Cork, Ireland, 7-13 September 1996 Edited by Ruth M. Q'Riordan, Gavin M. Burnell, Mark S. Davies and Neil F. Ramsay Reprinted from Hydrobiologia, volume 378 (1998) Springer Science+Business Media, B.V. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-94-010-6243-5 ISBN 978-94-011-5336-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-011-5336-2 Printed on acid-free paper Cover illustration: Logo from the Fifth International Symposium on Littorinid Biology, drawn by N. Buttimer, University Col lege Cork AII rights reserved © 1998 Springer Science+Business Media Oordrecht Originally published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in 1998 No part of the material protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner. Hydrobiologia 378, v-vii, 1998. R.M. O'Riordan, G.M. Burnell, M.S. Davies & N.R Ramsay (eds), Aspects ofLittorinid Biology. v Contents Preface ........................................................................... . lX-X Photograph and list of participants ................................................... . xi Genetic variability in Littorina saxatilis from different habitats on an island in Galway Bay by I. F. Wilson & E. M. Gosling ............................................... . Electrophoretic heterogeneity within and between flat periwinkles (Mollusca: Gastropoda) along an intertidal transect at Ria Ferrol, northwest Spain by C. Olabarria, J.-M. Timmermans & T. Backeljau .............................. . A preliminary study on genetic differentiation in Littorina saxatilis from Galway Bay, Ireland: Littorina tenebrosa Montagu - a valid species or ecotype? by E. M. Gosling, I. F. Wilson & J. Andrews .................................... . Lack of significant esterase and myoglobin differentiation in the periwinkle, Littorina striata (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia) by H. De Wolf, T. Backeljau & R. Verhagen .................................... . A comparison of different protocols for RAPD analysis of Littorina by N. Mikhailova & K. J ohannesson ........................................... . Radular myoglobin and protein variation within and among some littorinid species (Mollusca: Gastropoda) by R. Medeiros, L. Serpa, C. Brito, H. De Wolf, K. Jordaens, B. Winnepenninckx & T. Backeljau ................................................................. . Allozyme variation and behavioural dimorphism among populations of Littorina brevicula (Philippi) from Japan by N. I. Zaslavskaya & Y. Takada .............................................. . Sexual selection and assortative mating by size and their r