Constintine Mifsud wrote:
>
> Peter Froehlich wrote:
> >
> > Here is my two cents worth on the atlantic dogwinkle.
> >
> > In the area where I collect here in south central Maine I find all
> > different color variations - yellow, brown, orange and white and striped.
> > These colorful ones I find in the intertidal zone mostly underneath large
> > overhanging rocks. Maybe the overhanging rocks help the brightly colored
> > ones escape predation by gulls? Once you reach the low tide mark (irish
> > moss territory) and where the coraline starts to coat everything not nailed
> > down the N lapillus seem to be almost 100% white, a dirty scuffy white.
> > Also their spires seem to be more elongate then the ones above the high
> > tide mark.
> >
> >   I have found more rough or scaled versions also but their occurence
> > doesn't seem to correlate in anyway to the amount of wave action the
> > location receives (quiet inlets compared to rough headlands).  What about
> > on the West cost of the US?  Does the occurence of very scaled/frilled
> > versions of Nucella lima correlate to environment in anyway?  What about
> > color variations?
> >
> > Beth DeHaas
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> Hi Beth and all,
> The "Symptoms" you describe for Nucella colors for different habitats,
> could well be the result of "you are what you eat"
>
> Constantine.
Greetings to everyone who's been contributing to the discussion on
variation in Nucella lapillus during the last few days.  I'd like to use
some of that material to compile a newsletter article.  If anyone would
prefer that I NOT use your posting, please let me know during the next
few days.  Thank you very much.         Betty R.