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Clonal diversity driven by parasitism in a freshwater snail [PDF]
Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2013 AbstractOne explanation for the widespread abundance of sexual reproduction is the advantage that genetically diverse sexual lineages have under strong pressure from virulent coevolving parasites. Such parasites are believed to track common asexual host genotypes, resulting in negative frequency‐dependent selection that counterbalances the population ...
Jukka Jokela +5 more
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Temporal patterns of geographic parthenogenesis in a freshwater snail [PDF]
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2007 Geographic parthenogenesis describes the observation that parthenogenetic organisms tend to occupy environments different from those of their close, sexually reproducing relatives. These environments are often described as extreme or disturbed habitats.
Joseph Heller, Frida Ben-Ami
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Schistosomes and snails: A molecular encounter [PDF]
, 2014 Copyright © 2014 Knight, Arican-Goktas, Ittiprasert, Odoemelam, Miller and Bridger. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
Arican-Goktas, HD +5 more
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Phylogeny of freshwater viviparid snails in Japan [PDF]
Journal of Molluscan Studies, 2015 We document extensive incongruence between molecular phylogeny and the current taxonomy of the freshwater gastropod family Viviparidae in Japan. A phylogeny based on the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I and 16S rRNA genes for East Asian viviparids comprises three major clades, the two largest of which are composed primarily of paraphyletic or
Takahiro Hirano +2 more
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Marsh Rams-Horn, Marsh Ramshorn Helisoma (Planorbella) trivolvis (Say) (Gastropoda: Planorbidae)
EDIS, 2019 The marsh rams-horn, Helisoma (Planorbella) trivolvis (Say), is a species of air-breathing freshwater aquatic snail that is native to Florida. It belongs to the family Planorbidae, commonly known as the ramshorn snail, which comes from the shape of its ...
Carrie Suen +1 more
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Larval trematodes infecting the South-American intertidal mud snail Heleobia australis (Rissooidea: Cochliopidae) [PDF]
, 2014 Larval trematodes infecting the snail Heleobia australis (Cochliopidae) from the Bahía Blanca estuary, Argentina were surveyed for two years. A total of 7,504 snail specimens was dissected and the larval stages of 15 different trematodes were recovered ...
Alda, Maria del Pilar +1 more
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Glabralysins, potential New β-pore-forming toxin family members from the schistosomiasis vector snail biomphalaria glabrata [PDF]
, 2020 Biomphalaria glabrata is a freshwater Planorbidae snail. In its environment, this mollusk faces numerous microorganisms or pathogens, and has developed sophisticated innate immune mechanisms to survive.
Crickmore, Neil +6 more
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Invasive alien freshwater snail species in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 2008 An account is given of all invasive alien freshwater snail species samples found in the Kruger National Park currently on record in the National Freshwater Snail Collection(NFSC) database. This report mainly focuses on samples collected during surveys of
Kenné N. De Kock +1 more
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Type of cercaria in freshwater snails at Tunggu Pampang Reservoir, Makassar City, Indonesia
Инфекция и иммунитет, 2022 The Tunggu Pampang Reservoir is one of the reservoirs located in the city of Makassar. The functions of the reservoir area was tourist attractions and fish farming locations so that the local community uses them for swimming, fishing, selling, and ...
Arif Rahman Jabal +9 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 The management of ecosystem has been a major contributor to the control of diseases that are transmitted by snail intermediate hosts. The ability of freshwater snails to self-fertilize, giving rise to thousands of hatchlings, enables them to contribute ...
Opeyemi G Oso, Alex B Odaibo
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