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sediment characteristics. Thanks to P. Bergman, J. 

 Waite, and E. Wishinski for help with the experiments 

 and laboratory analyses. B. Bower-Dennis and M. Ray 

 assisted in drafting figures. The hatchery-reared conch 

 were acquired from the Caicos Conch Farm (Trade 

 Wind Industries Limited), Providenciales, Turks and 

 Caicos Islands. M. Davis, D. Eggleston, M. Ray, and 

 anonymous reviewers provided helpful comments on 

 the manuscript. 



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