Aspects of Littorinid Biology: Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Littorinid Biology, held in Cork, Ireland, 7–13 September 1996

243 Pages·1998·9.364 MB·English

by  I. F. Wilson, E. M. Gosling (auth.), Ruth M. O’Riordan, Gavin M. Burnell, Mark S. Davies, Neil F. Ramsay (eds.)

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.
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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 ............................................... . 1-10
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 .............................. . 11-19
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 .................................... . 21-25
Lack of significant esterase and myoglobin differentiation in the periwinkle, Littorina striata
(Gastropoda, Prosobranchia)
by H. De Wolf, T. Backeljau & R. Verhagen .................................... . 27-32
A comparison of different protocols for RAPD analysis of Littorina
by N. Mikhailova & K. J ohannesson ........................................... . 33-42
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 ................................................................. . 43-51
Allozyme variation and behavioural dimorphism among populations of Littorina brevicula
(Philippi) from Japan
by N. I. Zaslavskaya & Y. Takada .............................................. . 53-57
Sexual selection and assortative mating by size and their roles in the maintenance of a
polymorphism in Swedish Littorina saxatilis populations
by J. Erlandsson & E. Rolan-Alvarez ........................................... . 59-69
Rough periwinkle polymorphism on the east coast of Yorkshire: comparison ofRAPD-DNA
data with morphotype
by C. S. Wilding, J. Grahame & P. J. Mill ....................................... . 71-78
Assortative mating between two distinct micro-allopatric populations of Littorina saxatilis
(Olivi) on the northeast coast of England
by S. L. Hull ................................................................. . 79-88
Natural selection on a vertical environmental gradient in Littorina saxatilis: analysis of fecun
dity
by R. Cruz., E. Rolan-Alvarez & C. Garcia ..................................... . 89-94
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Effects of habitat on growth and shape of contrasting phenotypes of Bembicium vittatum
Philippi in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia
by M. S. Johnson & R. Black................................................... 95-103
Increasing precision in randomised field experiments: barnacle microtopography as a predictor
of Littorina abundance
by E. G. Boulding & F. M. Harper.............................................. 105-114
Temporal variation in parasite loading in relation to life history patterns of Littorina obtusata
and L. fabalis
by G. A. Williams & T. J. Brailsford............................................ 115-127
Gills and size in some small Littorina
by D. H. Black, J. Grahame & P.J. Mill .......................................... 129-132
A hot summer, cold winters, and the geographical limit of Trochocochlea lineata in Somerset
by J. H. Crothers.. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. ..... ..... ... . . ... .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . .. 133-141
Density and shell-size variation of Nodilittorina lineolata (Orbigny, 1840) in the intertidal
region in southeastern Brazil
by C. A. De Magalhaes ........................................................ 143-148
Spawning periodicity of three species of Nodilittorina in Hong Kong
by Y. M. Mak ................................................................. 149-160
What to do when there is nothing to do: the ecology of Jamaican intertidal Littorinidae
(Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) in repose
by R. C. Lang, J. C. Britton & T. Metz .......................................... 161-185
Seasonal variation in soluble uric acid concentration in Littorina saxatilis (Olivi)
by D. C. Smith & T. P. Smith................................................... 187-191
Intersex and Littorina littorea in Cork Harbour: results of a medium-term monitoring pro-
gramme
by J. D. Casey, S. De Grave & G. M. Burnell..................................... 193-197
Imposex in Nucella lapillus and intersex in Littorina littorea: interspecific comparison of two
TBT-induced effects and their geographical uniformity
by J. Oehlmann, B. Bauer, D. Minchin, U. Schulte-Oehlmann, P. Fioroni & B. Markert 199-213
Toxico-kinetic and -dynamic aspects of TBT-induced imposex in Hydrobia ulvae compared
with intersex in Littorina littorea (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia)
by U. Schulte-Oehlmann, J. Oehlmann, B. Bauer, P. Fioroni & u.-S. Leffler......... 215-225
Ultrastructure of prostate gland tissue in males and females with intersex phenomena of
Littorina littorea L.
by G. Sundermann, B. Bauer & J. Oehlmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227-233
Short Communications
Diet in Littoraria
by J. T. Christensen. . . ... ..... . . ... . .... .. . . . .. . . . .. .. . .... ... . . ... . . ... . . ... . 235-236
A novel method to assess the cercariae emission intensity of littorinid populations
by A. J. Knowles & M. S. Davies ............................................... 237-239
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Additional records of rough periwinkles in northwest Scotland
by D. C. Smith.. ... ....... ....... ............... .......... ............ ..... ... 241-242
Epilogue
by M. S. Davies & G. A. Williams 243-246
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ... . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247-248
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Preface
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. Hence, despite decades of research on
ecology, systematics, physiology and evolutionary biology, much still remains to be investigated. The epilogue to
this volume, by M. S. Davies & G. A. Williams, highlights themes covered herein, but also suggests areas of focus
for future research efforts.
The Fifth International Symposium on Littorinid Biology was held at University College Cork, Ireland from
7 to 13 September 1996. For the first time in this series of symposia, a workshop (on the importance of marine
gastropods for aquaculture), was incorporated into the programme. This format allowed for valuable dialogue
between the theoretical and applied aspects of littorinid research. Previous symposia met at The Natural History
Museum in London, England (1986), Tjarno Marine Biological Laboratory, Sweden (1988), Dale Fort Field Centre,
Wales (1990) and the Marine Biological Station at Roscoff, France (1993). The Proceedings of the second and
fourth symposia were published as volumes of Hydrobiologia (volumes 193 and 309, respectively), while the third
was published by The Malacological Society of London.
These are listed below.
The Fifth Symposium was attended by more than fifty participants, from sixteen countries. Altogether thirty
three papers and seventeen posters were presented across a broad range of subjects. This volume includes twenty
four papers and three short communications from fifty-four authors, all but one of which were first presented at the
symposium. Continuing a trend set in previous meetings, some contributions describe research on gastropods other
than littorinids, and there are several on the effects of TBT pollution. All papers in this volume were refereed by at
least two relevant specialists and we are very grateful to them all for their meticulous work. Biological discussion
continued on the field excursion to Garrettstown (collection), Kenmare (coffee!collection) and Killarney National
Park (culture). Despite inclement weather most participants scrambled on the beach for snails, especially for those
elusive neglectoids.
We would like to thank a triumvirate of organisers of previous symposia, John Grahame and Peter Mill of the
University of Leeds and David Reid of The Natural History Museum, London, for their advice and enthusiasm.
We are indebted to University College Cork for providing the facilities for the conference and to our sponsors for
their financial support. The International Science Foundation (Logovaz Travel Fund) generously covered the travel
costs of our two Russian delegates.
The symposia continue to attract both long-standing and new researchers in littorinid biology and the success
of the symposia is based on the participation and support of delegates, especially those who have contributed to
organising and editing in the past. The stimulating and friendly atmosphere at these small, focused symposia is
unique and is a particularly receptive environment for those researchers who are making their first presentations.
We thank all the participants of the symposium for their presentations, general discussions and lively company.
In 1999, for the first time, the symposium will be held outside Europe and we wish the organisers (Joe Britton &
Bob McMahon) of the sixth symposium in Jamaica every success.
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List of participants
Front row, kneeling, left to right: Ruth O'Riordan, Gavin Burnell, Dan Minchin
Front row, standing, left to right: Lisa Johnson, A. Bruheim, Thierry Backeljau, B. Winnepenninckx, Sue Hull, Ulrike Schulte-Oehlmann, Pio
Fioroni
Second Row, left to right: Raquel Cruz-Guerrero, Jorge Otero-Schmitt, Mike Johnson, Mary Barry, Francesco Toscano, Jorg Oehlmann, Esther
Fioroni
Third Row, left to right: Craig Wilding, Diana Padilla, Dawn Dittmann, Cesare Sacchi, Gniinne Lynch
Back rows, left to right: Yiu Ming Mak, Bob McMahon, John Grahame, Anette Ekendahl, Richard Clarke, Jens Christensen, lain Wilson,
Derick Casey, John Knowles, Elizabeth Platts, Peter Mill, Gray Williams, Mark Davies, Susan Steele, Elizabeth Boulding, Hans De Wolf,
Elizabeth Gosling, Peter Clarke, Joe Britton, Nadezhda Zaslavskaya, An Other, Gudrun Sunderrnann, Natalia Mikhailova, Peter Cook, Martin
MacNulty, Anna Minchin, Sergei Sergievsky, Delmont Smith, Barbara Bauer, Mireille Sacchi, David Reid
Not present/visible in photo: J. Andrews, Becky Britton, John Crothers, Marilyn Crothers, Claudia De Magalhaes, Johan Erlandsson, Carlos
Garcia, Rupert Lewis, Maire Mulcahy, Luis Serpa