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Cornu aspersum (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in Western Ukraine with an overview of introduced species of land molluscs from this area [PDF]

open access: yesMalacologica 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
doaj   +1 more source

On Helix grisea Linnaeus, 1758 and the Helix species described by Carl Linnaeus and Otto Friedrich Müller [PDF]

open access: yesMalacologica Bohemoslovaca, 2020
Helix grisea was described by Linnaeus in 1758, and its identity has been doubtful ever since. The name features in the early taxonomic history of some other species of Helix sensu lato. Here I provide a summary of the history of its use.
Ondřej Korábek
doaj   +1 more source

Diversity and abundance of terrestrial gastropods in Skikda region (North-East Algeria): correlation with soil physicochemical factors

open access: yesJournal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2021
Background The inventory process is the first method to protect and safeguard animal biodiversity. This study carries out a quantitative and qualitative inventory of terrestrial gastropods at three sites in Skikda province (north-eastern Algeria).
Nedjoua Zaidi   +2 more
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Malacological news from the Czech and Slovak Republics in 2021 [PDF]

open access: yesMalacologica Bohemoslovaca, 2022
This paper presents important faunistic records conducted in the Czech and Slovak Republics during 2021. In the Šumava Mts, South Bohemia, a hydrobiid snail of the genus Alzoniella was found. Monacha cantiana s.
Tomáš Čejka   +11 more
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Rapid functional response tests for assessing impacts of alien snails on food crops

open access: yesEcological Indicators, 2021
Several invasive alien snails are considered a threat to agriculture and horticulture. The development of rapid methods for reliable prediction of their impacts on crops is a major challenge in agricultural science and invasion biology.
N.W. Thunnissen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Malacological news from the Czech and Slovak Republics in 2022 [PDF]

open access: yesMalacologica Bohemoslovaca, 2023
This paper presents important faunistic records obtained from the territory of the Czech and Slovak Republics in 2022. Two new non-native species, Lauria cylindracea and Mieniplotia scabra, were recorded indoors, and also two new non-native species ...
Luboš Beran   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evolution of Duplicated Hox Gene Clusters in Land Snails and Slugs. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol
Molluscs of the order Stylommatophora underwent an ancient genome duplication. We show that stylommatophoran snails and slugs have two broken and incomplete Hox gene clusters; HoxA generally has 9 genes, HoxB usually has 7 genes. After duplication of an ancestral 11‐gene Hox cluster, there was patchwork retention of duplicated genes.
McHale F, Mulhair PO, Holland PWH.
europepmc   +2 more sources

An Ecological Study of the Brown Garden snail Cornu aspersum (Müller, 1774) from selected habitats in Jadiriya in Baghdad vicinity.

open access: yesمجلة بغداد للعلوم, 2010
The present study is considered a pioneer investigation that deal with the terrestrial brown garden snail Cornu aspersum (Müller), in Iraq. Cornu aspersum however is considered an exotic species in many parts of the world ,The species is most probably ...
Baghdad Science Journal
doaj   +1 more source

The prospects of poop: a review of past achievements and future possibilities in faecal isotope analysis

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 98, Issue 6, Page 2091-2113, December 2023., 2023
ABSTRACT What can the stable isotope values of human and animal faeces tell us? This often under‐appreciated waste product is gaining recognition across a variety of disciplines. Faecal isotopes provide a means of monitoring diet, resource partitioning, landscape use, tracking nutrient inputs and cycling, and reconstructing past climate and environment.
Rachel E. B. Reid   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapeutic enhancement of Cornu aspersum snail slime through medicinal plant diets [PDF]

open access: yesBIO Web of Conferences
Natural bioresources are increasingly explored as safer and more sustainable alternatives to synthetic pharmaceuticals, particularly in response to antimicrobial resistance and inflammatory side effects.
Elkhayari Abdelmajid   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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