The heart rate, oxygen consumption, survivorship, and 1-lactate
accumulation were determined in the intertidal limpets Collisella pelta
and Collisella digitalis in relation to laboratory desiccation at 15°C
or 30°C. Water loss was computed as a percentage of total initial body
water (wet weight - dry weight). Although water was lost...
A 15-month field study was made on the reproductive cycles of
the prosobranch gastropods Nucella lamellosa, Nucella emarginata,
Searlesia dira and Amphissa columbiana on the Oregon coast.
Amphissa columbiaria and Searlesia dira were collected from Boiler
Bay, Nucella emarginata from Seal Rock and Nucella lamellosa
from inside Yaquina Bay.
All...