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How fast is a snail’s pace? The influences of size and substrate on gastropod speed of locomotion [PDF]
, 2021 Terrestrial gastropods display monotaxic direct crawling. During locomotion, smooth muscle contraction stimulates a series of pedal waves that move along the ventral surface of the foot.
Baur B. +6 more
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Environment International, 2020 Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs) are among the most popular manufactured and widely used nanoparticles. They are released into the environment, affecting terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, with unexpected consequences to organisms and human ...
Dimitra Bobori +9 more
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Pest Management Science, Volume 81, Issue 12, Page 8419-8430, December 2025.Slugs can challenge crop plants grown in no‐till fields. Our results confirm that higher levels of slug feeding can be detrimental to maize plants, but low levels of herbivory by slugs can unexpectedly increase plant growth and occasionally yield. Abstract BACKGROUND In contrast to herbivorous insect pests, relatively little attention has been given to
John F. Tooker +3 more
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The gastropod shell has been co-opted to kill parasitic nematodes [PDF]
Exoskeletons have evolved 18 times independently over 550 MYA and are essential for the success of the Gastropoda. The gastropod shell shows a vast array of different sizes, shapes and structures, and is made of conchiolin and calcium carbonate, which ...
Rae, R
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Pest Management Science, Volume 81, Issue 11, Page 7288-7301, November 2025.Trends in semiochemical research highlight promising attractants and repellents for ‘push–pull’ pest control strategies of the grey field slug. Extracts from plants, predators, entomopathogenic fungi, and essential oils demonstrate potential in modifying grey field slug behaviour, inducing avoidance, antifeeding responses, or mortality, offering ...
Suleiman Mustapha +5 more
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Parasite, 2023 Terrestrial gastropods are hosts of a wide variety of metazoan parasites and can respond to parasite exposure in various ways. One of these defence mechanisms, the ability to trap parasites in the host shell, was previously thought to apply only against ...
Gérard Claudia +3 more
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Fauna malacológica de Les Planes de Son y La Mata de València (Alt Àneu, Pallars Sobirà, Pirineo Catalán): revisión biliográfica y nuevos datos [PDF]
, 2008 La revisió de citacions bibliogràfiques situades a les Planes de Son i la Mata de València (municipi d’Alt Àneu, Pallars Sobirà) ha permès identificar 33 espècies de mol·luscs (set de les quals corresponents a llimacs) presents històricament en la zona ...
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2025.This study explores the geographic variation of different phenotypic traits in five Scurria limpet species along the Southeastern Pacific, revealing some significant trait–locality relationships but no correlation with genetic structure. ABSTRACT Biogeographic breaks represent crucial ecological junctures where species encounter novel environments that
Pablo Saenz‐Agudelo +4 more
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Moluscos terrestres y de agua dulce de la sierra de Collserola (Barcelona, NE península Ibérica) [PDF]
, 2004 A malacological survey was made taking into account all the 91 1x1 km UTM grid squares that cover the area of the Collserola mountains, Barcelona (north-eastern Iberian peninsula). From 108 sampled localities, 1,261 records of molluscs were obtained.
Bros, V.
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 9, September 2025.This study investigates the spatial distribution and roosting preferences of Straw‐Colored Fruit Bats (Eidolon helvum) within the Obafemi Awolowo University campus in Nigeria. Using field surveys and GIS analysis, we identified significant roosting sites predominantly in Celtis zenkeri trees, highlighting the importance of tree height and canopy cover ...
Manuel Ndebele +7 more
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