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[ report an error in this record ] basket (1): add | show one publication added to basket [28289] Shell size variation in Littorina littorea in the western Scheldt estuary De Wolf, H.; Blust, R.; Backeljau, T. (2001). Shell size variation in Littorina littorea in the western Scheldt estuary. J. Shellfish Res. 20(1): 427-430. hdl.handle.net/10067/386330151162165141    Available in  Authors  VLIZ: Open access 140941 [ download pdf ] Keywords Grading Water bodies > Coastal waters > Coastal landforms > Coastal inlets > Estuaries Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]; Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS] ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde [Marine Regions] Marine/Coastal Author keywords environmental stress; estuary; Littorina littorea; salinity; Scheldt river; shell size Authors    Top  De Wolf, H., more Blust, R., more Backeljau, T., more Abstract Littorina littorea was collected along a salinity gradient in the Scheldt estuary, located in the South of the Netherlands. Its morphological population structure was investigated to see whether salinity was correlated with shell size and shell weight. Shell size did not increase along the salinity gradient, as was expected, but rather showed a clear size transition between two salinity ranges (i.e., 10-20 ‰, and 21-30 ‰). Animals attain their largest size within a salinity range of 21-30 ‰. Relative shell weight did not vary consistently with salinity. All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy  Top | Authors