… Subsequently, each capsule was exposed to a specific salinity. For C. dilatata we used 3
replicates at each salinity (32, 20, and 10 psu and distilled water) and for each stage of …

… dilatata, external salinity can remain at stressful levels for more than 48 h (Chaparro, pers.
obs.), so that the impact of isolation on brooded embryos can be dramatic (Chaparro et al., …

… Female and male individuals of the slipper limpet Crepipatella dilatata (shell length 25 mm …
4152′S, 7346′W), in which salinity can fluctuate between a maximum of 32 at high water in …

… Crepipatella dilatata is an interesting biological model considering that is an estuarine
species and thus periodically exposed to elevated environment-physiological pressures. …

… obs.), and in the field, adults of the related species Crepipatella dilatata experiencing low
salinities during the rainy season isolate themselves for days, by clamping tightly to the …

… in the intertidal gastropods Crepipatella peruviana and Crepipatella dilatata during their …
During salinity reduction in low tide events, C. peruviana and C. dilatata are forced to isolate …

… stresses experienced by brooded embryos. In this study we separately investigated the impact
of salinity stress (… Salinity reduction from 30 to 10 or 15 reduced relative hatching success, …

… Samples of egg capsules from the gastropod Crepipatella dilatata were used to document
surface characteristics, composition of the different capsule wall layers, and alterations in wall …

… 3 L of 0.5 µm filtered seawater at salinity of 30 and at 20 C, and for C. peruviana, each
aquarium (N = 79 total) contained 10 L of 0.5 µm filtered seawater at salinity of 30 and at 14 C. Air …

… fornicata and 2 closely related species (Crepipatella fecunda and C. onyx) showed no …
some benchmark level of salinity stress (eg more than 48 h of exposure to a salinity of 20) before …