The ever increasing interest in work in oceanography and marine biology and its relevance
to global environmental issues creates a demand for authoritative reviews summarising the …

We present a detailed review of 269 published studies using Littorina species in the field of
evolutionary ecology during the last 18 years. We first identify the reasons for the special …

The high intertidal zone is home to an incredible variety of marine animals, as it offers an
escape from low intertidal/subtidal predation and competition, among other advantages …

Ocean acidification and global climate change are predicted to negatively impact marine
calcifiers, with species inhabiting the intertidal zone being especially vulnerable. Current …

Antidepressant drugs (ADDs) are one of the most extensively used pharmaceuticals
globally. They act at particularly low therapeutic concentrations to modulate monoamine …

Mollusc and brachiopod shells have served as biological armour for hundreds of millions of
years. Studying shell strength in compression experiments can provide insights into …

Trochulus hispidus and T. sericeus are hairy snails widely distributed in Europe. They differ
in shell morphology and are usually found in various land habitats. However, their …

Faustina faustina is a conchologically highly diverse forest gastropod with several
morphological forms. It is a Carpathian species, but it also occurs in northern isolated …

The calcareous exoskeletons of bivalve molluscs protect the organisms from environmental
stressors, including physical loads like impacts (eg, from wave-borne rocks) and …

Phenotypic plasticity represents an important first-line organism response to newly
introduced or changing environmental constraints. Knowledge about structural responses to …