The complete mitochondrial genome of the land snail Cornu aspersum (Helicidae: Mollusca): intra-specific divergence of protein-coding genes and phylogenetic considerations within Euthyneura. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The complete sequences of three mitochondrial genomes from the land snail Cornu aspersum were determined. The mitogenome has a length of 14050 bp, and it encodes 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and two ribosomal RNA genes. It also includes
Juan Diego Gaitán-Espitia +2 more
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Integrating Indoor Hibernation into the Italian Outdoor Snail Farming System: A Potential Solution for Colder Climates [PDF]
Animals(1) Background: Hibernation in Lutrasil-covered enclosures led to elevated mortality rates for Cornu aspersum on Romanian farms. This two-year study evaluated the feasibility of adapting indoor hibernation technology to the Italian outdoor snail farming (
Ramona Ștef +5 more
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Encapsulation of Snail Slime in Metal–Organic Framework ZIF-8 [PDF]
Journal of Functional BiomaterialsThe literature consistently identifies Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 (ZIF-8) as an excellent material for on-demand drug delivery. Its appeal results from its superior loading capacity, inherent stability within physiological environments, and the ...
Maria Cristina Cassani +5 more
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Exploring Ant-Mollusk Interactions: Insights From Southern Spain. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study reports new data about ant‐mollusk interactions from accidental field observations, a quantitative analysis of the snail shells found in 16 Messor ant nest cleanings, and a qualitative analysis of 51 additional nests of different species. ABSTRACT Ants occupy a great variety of habitats, perform essential ecological roles, and interact with ...
Robla J +3 more
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Local terrestrial snails as natural intermediate hosts of the zoonotic parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the new European endemic area of Valencia, Spain [PDF]
Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 71, Issue 4, Page 451-456, June 2024.Abstract Aim The rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, has recently been found in the city of Valencia, parasitizing rats, Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus, its natural definitive hosts. This is the first finding of this zoonotic nematode in continental Europe.
Màrius V. Fuentes +6 more
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Edible Snail Production in Europe
Animals, 2022 The human population is growing; food production is becoming insufficient, and the growing awareness of the negative impact of traditional animal husbandry on the environment means that the search for alternative methods of providing animal protein is ...
Anna Rygało-Galewska +2 more
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Context specificity of latent inhibition in the snail Cornu aspersum. [PDF]
Anim Cogn, 2022 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España) [PSI2015-66974-P]; Vicerrectorado de Investigación de la Universidad de Oviedo; Modalidad A: Contratos de Investigación en regimen de concurrencia competitiva [PAPI-21-PF ...
Muñiz-Moreno J, Loy I.
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La carne di chiocciola, un’antica fonte di proteine nella dieta umana [PDF]
, 2023 The aim of this study was to determine the physicochemical parameters, i.e. water, protein, fat, ash, sodium and carbohydrate content and energy value, as well as fatty acid composition and pH of snail meat from two species, Cornu aspersum maximum and ...
Brglez, Nina +3 more
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Cornu aspersum (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in Western Ukraine with an overview of introduced species of land molluscs from this area [PDF]
Malacologica Bohemoslovaca, 2021 The first findings of Cornu aspersum in the Lviv region are described, including the shell size and shell colouration variability. A review of the known records of C.
Nina Gural-Sverlova, Roman Gural
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Ordinary offspring of scalariform Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774) partners [PDF]
Malacologica Bohemoslovaca, 2018 From a clutch of scalariform specimens of Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774) 53 ordinary shaped juveniles were hatched. This observation supports the hypothesis about a terratological origin of scalariform shells.
Jiří X. Doležal, Lucie Juřičková
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