Littorina saxatilis´ sampling site at Saltö, near Tjärnö Marine Laboratory

Thornwick Bay L. saxatilis sampling site in Yorkshire (UK)

L. saxatilis (Crab ecotype) from Thornwick Bay

Where is this picture from? American shores? European shores? Greenland? ... WHICH SPECIES??

ISOLBE 2005, Slapton (UK)

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This friend, sometimes you love it, sometimes you hate it... But it is great for snail work!

And while many are in Ferrara (#SMBE2023), some of us are in Portugal ISOLBE 2023 discussing ecology and evolution of littorinid snails, which are well known models in our field. First talk by 2022 Molecular Ecology prize winner Kerstin Johannesson #evolution #ecology

Yesterday we had the welcoming of participants. Great to see many known faces from international scientists around!

We started with the opening ceremony with representatives from the city council of Vila do Conde and first talks of Kerstin Johannesson, Roger Butlin, James Reeve, Ana Peris, Marco Gerdol (online) and Amin Ghane

Moving from genomics of adaptation to colouration analyses, which colors do littorinids keep in their different habitats? 🤔

City tour around Vila do Conde, a 16th century ship, a rococó style chapel and a monastery, what a surprising place!

Today was time for learning about coalescent models, recombination and more inversions! Later there was an afternoon visit to the Biodiversity Gallery and Porto highlights 🌲

Very nice talk by ⁦Elizabeth Boulding⁩ linking long-term oceanographic conditions and intertidal littorinid population dynamics ⁦ISOLBE 2023⁩ #intertidal #snail #gastropod #littorinid

Awesomely convincing presentation of the capabilities of the intertidal chamber of ⁦ElectricBlue⁩ at the ⁦ISOLBE 2023⁩ #intertidal # heatstress #heatwave ⁦Fernando Lima⁩

After 42 talks if was time to congratulate and acknowledge the plenary speakers and all participants, who make one of the most crowded Littorina symposium possible! Special gift: Porto wine

ISOLBE 2023