Effects of environmental stress on the genetic structure of natural populations of the periwinkles Littorina littorea and Littorina saxatilis (Mollusca, Gastropoda)
Dutch title: Effecten van omgevingsstress op de genetische structuur van natuurlijke populaties van de alikruiken Littorina littorea en Littorina saxatilis (Mollusca, Gastropoda) Funder identifier: P104/BIOL000166 (Other contract id) Period: October 1999 till December 2000 Status: Completed
Universiteit Antwerpen; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Departement Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Systemisch Fysiologisch en Ecotoxicologisch Onderzoek (SPHERE), more
Although it is known that environmental stress influences the genetic variability of natural populations, it is not at all clear which factors are responsible for this genetic response. This study will investigate possible effects of salinity and heavy metal pollution on the genetic structure of two periwinkles, with contrasting developmental modes, along a known metal pollution and salinity gradient in the Western Scheldt estuary.
