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CHAPTER II—LIFE OF THE SNAIL
Habits, Life Histories and Ecology
A Preliminary Investigation of the Importance of Desiccation, Temperature and
Salinity as Factors Controlling the Vertical Distribution of Certain Intertidal
Marine Gastropods in False Bay, South Africa. G. J. Broekhuysen. 1940.
Trans. Royal Soc. South Africa, vol. 28, pt. 3, pp. 278-292, 2 pis.
Notes on the Louisiana Conch, Thais haemastoma in its Relation to the Oyster,
Ostrea virginica. M. D. Burkenroad. 193 i. Ecology, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 656-
664, 2 figs.
Observations on the Local Movements of Littorina littorea (L.) and Thais lapil-
lus (L.). R. W. Dexter. The Nautilus, vol. 57, pp. 6-8.
The Mud Snail: Nassa obsoleta. A. C. Dimon. 1905, Cold Spring Harbor
Monogr. j, pp. 1-48, 2 pis. (Habits and anatomy).
The Mechanism of Locomotion in Gastropod Molluscs. H. W. Lissmann. 1945.
Joimi. Exper. Biol., vol. 21, pp. 58-69. Illus.
The Biology of Purpura lapillus. H. B. Moore, 1936-39. Pts. I, II, and III.
Joiirn. Marine Biol. Assoc, vol. 21, pp. 61-89; '^ol. 23, pp. 57-74.
The Leaping of the Stromb (Strombus gigas Linn.). G. H. Parker. 1922.
Joiirn. Exper. XooL, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 205-209, 2 figs.
Biology of Acmaea testudinalis Muller. M. A. Willcox. 1905. Anier. Nat., vol.
39, no. 461, pp. 325-333.
Groivth and Feeding
Influence of Natural and Experimental Conditions in Determining Shape of Shell
and Rate of Growth in Gastropods of the Genus Crepidula. W. R, Coe.
1942. Joiirn. Morph., vol. 71, no. i, pp. 35-47.
A Statistical Test of the Species Concept in Littorina. J. Colman. 1932. Biol.
Bidl., vol. 62, no. 3, pp. iiyi4f'^, 11 figs., 8 tables.
How Fulgar and Sycotypus Eat Oysters, Mussels and Clams (Busycon). H. S.
CoLTON. 1908. Froc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1908, pp. 3-10, 5 pis.
Growth of the Oyster Drill, Urosalpinx cinerea. Feeding on Four Different Food
Animals. J. B. Engle. 1942. Anatom. Records, vol. 84, p. 505ff.
Observations on Some of the Probable Factors Controllino- the Size of Certain
Tide Pool Snails. R. R. Humphrey and R. W. Macey. 1930. Fiibl. Puget
Sound Biol. Sta., vol. 7, pp. 205-208.
The Mode of Feeding of Crepidula ... J. H. Orton. 191 2. Joiirn. Mar. Biol.
Assoc, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 444-478. Illus.
Anatofjiy
The Structure and Function of the Alimentary Canal of Some Tectibranch
A4olluscs with a Note on Excretion. Vera Fretter. 1939. Tra?is. Roval
Soc. Edinburgh, vol. 59, pt. 3, no. 22, pp. 599-646. Excellent figs.; also same
subject on Chitons vol. 59, p. ii9ff; on Limpets vol. 57, p. 287fT; on Aeolids
vol. 59, p. 267fT.