The Movement of the Gastrop Littorina Littorea in the Intertidal Zone during the Onset of Winter
The movement of the snail Littorina littoreaon the North Atlantic coast is poorly understood. Most research has concentrated on the vertical distribution of the snail, and suggests that it prefers the low intertidal zone where its food source is most plentiful. In the winter, this distribution is re...
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ftcolbycollege:oai:digitalcommons.colby.edu:ugrs-1023 2024-09-15T18:23:24+00:00 The Movement of the Gastrop Littorina Littorea in the Intertidal Zone during the Onset of Winter Lefcheck, Jon 2007-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/ugrs/24 https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/context/ugrs/article/1023/viewcontent/Lefcheck2007.pdf unknown Digital Commons @ Colby https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/ugrs/24 https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/context/ugrs/article/1023/viewcontent/Lefcheck2007.pdf Undergraduate Research Symposium (UGRS) movement gastropod littorina littorea intertidal zone winter Biology text 2007 ftcolbycollege 2024-07-01T03:22:39Z The movement of the snail Littorina littoreaon the North Atlantic coast is poorly understood. Most research has concentrated on the vertical distribution of the snail, and suggests that it prefers the low intertidal zone where its food source is most plentiful. In the winter, this distribution is reinforced by a documented seaward migration of snails from the high intertidal zone in response to falling temperatures. From October 14, 2006 to January 22, 2007, I examined the individual movements and recovery of snails in response to the onset of winter. I proposed that falling water and air temperatures drive the majority of snail movement within the intertidal zone, and that water temperature had the greater effect. I also examined the possibility that, in addition to a seaward migration, winter weather patterns in the Gulf of Maine and their effect on the ocean may encourage the wintertime vertical distribution of snails. Finally, I examined the possibility that populations of snails in the comparatively inhospitable high intertidal zone may endure the winter if given access to proper resources. Text North Atlantic Colby College: DigitalCommons@Colby |
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The movement of the snail Littorina littoreaon the North Atlantic coast is poorly understood. Most research has concentrated on the vertical distribution of the snail, and suggests that it prefers the low intertidal zone where its food source is most plentiful. In the winter, this distribution is reinforced by a documented seaward migration of snails from the high intertidal zone in response to falling temperatures. From October 14, 2006 to January 22, 2007, I examined the individual movements and recovery of snails in response to the onset of winter. I proposed that falling water and air temperatures drive the majority of snail movement within the intertidal zone, and that water temperature had the greater effect. I also examined the possibility that, in addition to a seaward migration, winter weather patterns in the Gulf of Maine and their effect on the ocean may encourage the wintertime vertical distribution of snails. Finally, I examined the possibility that populations of snails in the comparatively inhospitable high intertidal zone may endure the winter if given access to proper resources. |
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The Movement of the Gastrop Littorina Littorea in the Intertidal Zone during the Onset of Winter |
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The Movement of the Gastrop Littorina Littorea in the Intertidal Zone during the Onset of Winter |
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The Movement of the Gastrop Littorina Littorea in the Intertidal Zone during the Onset of Winter |
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The Movement of the Gastrop Littorina Littorea in the Intertidal Zone during the Onset of Winter |
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The Movement of the Gastrop Littorina Littorea in the Intertidal Zone during the Onset of Winter |
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