Published April 25, 1977
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Journal article
Frequent scalariformy in a population of the pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis
Description
Two populations of Lymnaea stagnalis that had been exposed to chronic low-level gamma radiation in situ were examined for the presence of shell abnormalities. One population showed no abnormalities. In the other population scalariformy was found at a frequency of 0.5%, and occurred consistently in initially non-scalar shells. Gamma radiation is apparently not a direct cause of scalariformy
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nautilus
- Journal Volume
- 91
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- Nautilus.
- Journal Page Range
- 52-54
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 9389186
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CHRONIC IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; MALFORMATIONS; POPULATIONS; SHELLS; SNAILS
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; INVERTEBRATES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IRRADIATION; MOLLUSCS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS