Date of Award
Fall 2000
Document Type
Legacy Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Department
Marine Science
College
College of Science
First Advisor
Eric T. Koepfler
Abstract/Description
This study looks at Periwinkle climbing behavior in Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina during the fall season (September thru October). Studies were performed in field to determine if there was a gradient between stem and sediment temperatures and how they related to snail height in the cooler months of fall. A laboratory experiment was set up to determine if differential climbing occurred between heated snails, room temperature snails, and room temperature snails placed on heated sediments.
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Recommended Citation
Gawera, Erin, "Up and Down: How Temperature Affects Vertical Position of the Salt Marsh Snail, Littorina irrorata, on Salt Marsh Cordgrass" (2000). Honors Theses. 212.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/honors-theses/212