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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. <em>Audience: Primarily targeted at the research level. Will also provide useful information for advanced first-degree students conducting research projects.
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Developments in Hydrobiology 111 Series editor H. J. Dumont Advances in Littorinid Biology Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Littorinid Biology, held in Roscoff, France, 19-25 September 1993 Edited by P.J. Mill and C D . McQuaid Reprinted from Hydrobiologia, vol. 309 (1995) 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 978-94-010-4194-2 ISBN 978-94-011-0435-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-011-0435-7 Printed on acid-free paper All Rights Reserved © 1 9 9 5 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht Originally published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in 1995 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1995 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. v Contents Preface ........................................................................... . vii Photograph and list of participants ................................................... . viii Resource allocation, demography and the radiation of life histories in rough periwinkles (Gastropoda) by R.N. Hughes .............................................................. . TBTeffects on the female genital system of Littorina littorea: a possible indicator oftributyltin pollution by B. Bauer, P. Fioroni, 1. Ide, S. Liebe, J. Oehlmann, E. Stroben & B. Watermann ... Comparison of imposex response in three Prosobranch species by M. Huet, P. Fioroni, J. Oehlmann & E. Stroben ............................... . Validation of a planimetric procedure to quantify stress in Littorina littorea (Gastropoda: Mollusca): is it independent of the reproductive cycle? by G. Calvo-Ugarteburu, V. Saez, C.D. McQuaid & E. Angulo .................... . Fine structure of the cephalic sensory organ in veliger larvae of Littorina littorea (L.) Mesogastropoda, Littorinidae) byD. Uthe .................................................................. . Egg capsule morphology of five Hong Kong rocky shore littorinids byY.M.Mak ................................................................ . Shape variation in the rough periwinkle Littorina saxatilis on the west and south coasts of Britain by PJ. Mill & J. Grahame ..................................................... . Microgeographical variation in shell strength in the flat periwinkles Littorina obtusata and Littorina mariae by C.R. Fletcher ...............................................