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Cornu aspersum (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in Western Ukraine with an overview of introduced species of land molluscs from this area [PDF]
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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On Helix grisea Linnaeus, 1758 and the Helix species described by Carl Linnaeus and Otto Friedrich Müller [PDF]
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
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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]
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
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
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Malacological news from the Czech and Slovak Republics in 2022 [PDF]
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
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Evolution of Duplicated Hox Gene Clusters in Land Snails and Slugs. [PDF]
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.
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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
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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
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Therapeutic enhancement of Cornu aspersum snail slime through medicinal plant diets [PDF]
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
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