Effect of Climate Change on Invasion Risk of Giant African Snail (Achatina fulica Férussac, 1821: Achatinidae) in India. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The Giant African Snail (Achatina fulica) is considered to be one the world's 100 worst invasive alien species. The snail has an impact on native biodiversity, and on agricultural and horticultural crops.
Roshmi Rekha Sarma +2 more
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Population characterization and parasitological assessment of the giant African snail (Achatina fulica) in urban areas of Cartagena, Colombia [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] [PDF]
F1000Research, 2021 Background: The giant African snail, Achatina fulica, is an invasive species recognized for being a serious agricultural pest and an intermediary vector for diverse parasites that cause diseases in humans.
Eder Cano-Pérez +4 more
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Giant African Land Snail in Florida
EDIS, 2011 They’re back! In 1966, a child smuggled three giant African land snails into south Florida which were released in their garden. Seven years later, more than 18,000 snails had been found and it took 10 years and $1 million to eliminate them.
John L. Capinera
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Scientometrics of zoonoses transmitted by the giant African snail Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2017 The dissemination of the giant African snail Achatina fulica in several countries has triggered a great number of studies on the mollusk, including those on zoonoses related to health in humans.
Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli +3 more
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A new synthetic lure for management of the invasive giant African snail, Lissachatina fulica. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Synthetic chemical lures mimicking pheromones or food attractants are essential tools in eradication programs for invasive species. However, their uses in programs aiming to control or eradicate terrestrial gastropods are largely unexplored.
Amy Roda +6 more
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Children’s Relationships with a Non-Vertebrate Animal: The Case of a Giant African Land Snail (Achatina fulica) at School [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Employing living animals in educational settings is popular and may assist learning. Human-animal relationships are considered fundamental for the effects of animal-assisted interventions (AAI) on successful learning.
Katharina Hirschenhauser, Lisa Brodesser
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Soil warming increases the active antibiotic resistome in the gut of invasive giant African snails [PDF]
MicrobiomeBackground Global warming is redrawing the map for invasive species, spotlighting the globally harmful giant African snail as a major ecological disruptor and public health threat.
Yiyue Zhang +6 more
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PREVENTION OF DISEASES TRANSMITTED BY THE GIANT AFRICAN SNAIL. A NARRATIVE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.
Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023 Background: The African Giant Snail is considered one of the 100 species most harmful and exotic invaders in the world. Methodology: A bibliographic review was carried out in January 2021. References were searched in Pubmed, Medline, and Scelo databases.
Ibrahim Illia Saidou +2 more
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Ecological Indicators, 2023 As a major source of global change, biological invasions have received increasing attention in past decades. Niche and range dynamics of alien invasive species provide essential evidence for understanding mechanisms underlying biological invasions ...
Chunhong Wu +4 more
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Composites Part C: Open Access, 2023 This experimental research focuses on the nanostructure analysis of three materials; polyether ether ketone (PEEK), African land giant snail shell (ALGSS), and sea snail shell (SSS) powder, for the formation of hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings in bone ...
Agbor A. Esoso +4 more
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