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Shell shape variation and fitness variables in the gastropod Littorina saxatilis

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Shell shape variation and fitness variables in the gastropod Littorina saxatilis. / Walker, Thomas N.; Grahame, John W.
In: Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol. 430, 26.05.2011, p. 103-111.

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Walker, TN & Grahame, JW 2011, 'Shell shape variation and fitness variables in the gastropod Littorina saxatilis', Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 430, pp. 103-111. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09122

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Walker, T. N., & Grahame, J. W. (2011). Shell shape variation and fitness variables in the gastropod Littorina saxatilis. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 430, 103-111. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09122

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Walker TN, Grahame JW. 2011. Shell shape variation and fitness variables in the gastropod Littorina saxatilis. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 430:103-111. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09122

MLA

Walker, Thomas N. and John W. Grahame. "Shell shape variation and fitness variables in the gastropod Littorina saxatilis". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2011, 430. 103-111. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09122

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Walker TN, Grahame JW. Shell shape variation and fitness variables in the gastropod Littorina saxatilis. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2011 May 26;430:103-111. doi: 10.3354/meps09122

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Walker, Thomas N. ; Grahame, John W. / Shell shape variation and fitness variables in the gastropod Littorina saxatilis. In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 2011 ; Vol. 430. pp. 103-111.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Shell shape variation and fitness variables in the gastropod Littorina saxatilis

AU - Walker, Thomas N.

AU - Grahame, John W.

PY - 2011/5/26

Y1 - 2011/5/26

N2 - On shores on the east coast of Yorkshire, England, the gastropod Littorina saxatilis shows consistency in shell shape variation in samples taken from the upper portion of its intertidal range. Using analysis of shell dimensions by standard multivariate techniques and extended eigenshape analysis, this variation can be dissected into different aspects, and related to the ‘Raup growth parameters’. Some of the shell variation is shown to be related to the relative proportions of body and brood mass, and to an estimate of reproductive effort. This implies an association (perhaps indirect) between subtle variations in shell shape and fitness variables.

AB - On shores on the east coast of Yorkshire, England, the gastropod Littorina saxatilis shows consistency in shell shape variation in samples taken from the upper portion of its intertidal range. Using analysis of shell dimensions by standard multivariate techniques and extended eigenshape analysis, this variation can be dissected into different aspects, and related to the ‘Raup growth parameters’. Some of the shell variation is shown to be related to the relative proportions of body and brood mass, and to an estimate of reproductive effort. This implies an association (perhaps indirect) between subtle variations in shell shape and fitness variables.

KW - Shell shape

KW - Fitness

KW - Littorina

KW - trade-offs

U2 - 10.3354/meps09122

DO - 10.3354/meps09122

M3 - Article

VL - 430

SP - 103

EP - 111

JO - Marine Ecology Progress Series

JF - Marine Ecology Progress Series

SN - 0171-8630

ER -