It occurs to me that snails and bivalve molluscs, because of the way they add layers onto their shells, preserve a record of their growth history, might therefore also be good organisms to study the effects of the environment on the "happiness" (hey, we've all heard the phrase "happy as a clam") of the individual. Any input from mollusc experts out there?
Martin 2015-12-08 12:56 GMT-05:00 geepee437 . <[email protected]>: > Dear ECOLOGGERS: > > Apologies for maybe waxing a bit too poetic here but I used to use > cellular responses as a way to detect and measure stressors. Looking out my > window, I now see trees with that same world view and wonder "How are trees > (or any organism's) forms informing us?" What I see (and it doesn't really > matter where or what they are) are odd forkings, broken spars, and twisted > limbs. To what degree can the shapes of living things tell us about their > life and ecosystem? > > Just wondering what literature there might be or what your thoughts are if > you've pondered such things yourself. > > Cordially yours, > GW Patton > Silver Spring, MD. >
