Date of Award
1974
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
Department
Marine Sciences
First Advisor
Steven Obrebski
First Committee Member
Victor Loosanoff
Second Committee Member
Edmund H. Smith
Third Committee Member
James A. Blake
Fourth Committee Member
Dwight W. Taylor
Abstract
Life history patterns of individual organisms are the result of natural selection and should be correlated with particular physical and biological characteristics of habitats in which they live. The littoral fringe is known to be the most severe physical habitat in the intertidal zone, and it is expected that organisms in it should have population characteristics associated with selective response to physical adversity rather than biological interaction. Ecological studies of populations of Littorina planaxis were made in the Dillon Beach and Bodega Head areas. The study localities differed principally in extent of wave exposure rather than geographical location.
Pages
159
Recommended Citation
Schmitt, Russell James. (1974). Population ecology of the littoral fringe gastropod Littorina planaxis in Northern California. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1842
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