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Re: Dwarfism in shells
From:
"Thomas E. Eichhorst" <[log in to unmask]>
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Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 23:37:36 -0700
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There is an article in the July 1940 "Ecology" by E. A. Andrews where he
shows a link between high salinity levels and dwarfism in Nerita virginea.
His observations (what he called a "natural experiment") were conducted in a
natural salt pond over several years.

Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA

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