Physiological changes following transplantation of the bivalve Scrobicularia plana between three populations
Year: 1983
Type: article
Abstract: Transplants of the bivalve Scrobicularia plana (Da Costa) were made between the Lynher, East Looe and Gannel estuaries (South West England) to ascertain the plasticity of the physiological responses recorded in the native populations.All transplants showed either a partial or almost complete acclimatization to conditions at the transplant site which indicated that the physiological differences between populations were largely environmentally induced, i.e. phenotypic.Incomplete acclimatization could be attributed to either the relatively short transplant period of 3 mo or the timing of the transplant in relation to the reproductive cycle.O Inter-ResearcWPrinted in F. R. Germany
Source: Marine Ecology Progress Series
DOI: 10.3354/meps012281
Authors: CM Worrall, J Widdows
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1978665184