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Diversity and biotic homogenization of urban land-snail faunas in relation to habitat types and macroclimate in 32 central European cities. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
The effects of non-native species invasions on community diversity and biotic homogenization have been described for various taxa in urban environments, but not for land snails.
Michal Horsák   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The land snail fauna of a South American rainforest biodiversity hotspot: the Panguana conservation area in the Peruvian Amazon

open access: yesJournal of molluscan studies, 2019
We investigated the land snail fauna of the Panguana conservation area on the western rim of the Amazonas basin in Peru. A total of 2,322 individuals assigned to 65 land snail species were collected in 32 plots.
Birte Wendebourg, B. Hausdorf
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Discrete or indiscrete? Redefining the colour polymorphism of the land snail Cepaea nemoralis

open access: yesHeredity, 2018
Biologists have long tried to describe and name the different phenotypes that make up the shell polymorphism of the land snail Cepaea nemoralis. Traditionally, the view is that the ground colour of the shell is one of a few major colour classes, either ...
A. Davison   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A checklist of land snails from the west coast islands of Sabah, Borneo (Mollusca, Gastropoda)

open access: yesZooKeys, 2017
Sabah, situated in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, has the largest number of islands in Malaysia with more than 500 of various sizes and degrees of isolation. However, information on the islands’ biodiversity is limited.
Chee-Chean Phung   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Characterisation of Reproduction-Associated Genes and Peptides in the Pest Land Snail, Theba pisana. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
Increased understanding of the molecular components involved in reproduction may assist in understanding the evolutionary adaptations used by animals, including hermaphrodites, to produce offspring and retain a continuation of their lineage.
Michael J Stewart   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intra-population spatial structure of the land snail Vallonia pulchella (Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda; Pulmonata; Valloniidae)

open access: yesRuthenica, Russian Malacological Journal, 2018
This paper summarizes the mechanisms behind the patterning of the intra-population spatial arrangement of the land snail Vallonia pulchella in terms of edaphic and vegetation properties.
O. Kunakh   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Specific damage recognised on land snail shells as a tool for studying predation intensity: differences related to habitat and predator types

open access: yesContributions to Zoology, 2019
Shell formation is the main defensive strategy against predation for the majority of snails. Therefore, various predators have had to develop a variety of techniques how to overcome this barrier.
T. Němec, M. Horsák
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Geology correlates with gut microbial community composition in the Mountainsnails (Oreohelicidae: Oreohelix) [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ
Background Species that require soil mineral macronutrients for survival may depend on specific microbiome communities to aid in nutrient processing.
Ian M. Oiler   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Snail fauna of the oldest cemeteries from Riga (Latvia) [PDF]

open access: yesMalacologica Bohemoslovaca, 2008
We report on the snail fauna from one of the oldest cemeteries from Riga city (Latvia), viz. Lielie kapi and Pokrova kapi. A list of all the snail species recorded from both cemeteries and limited information on the biotope conditions are given ...
Jozef Šteffek   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Food Water Contribution to the Oxygen Isotope Composition of Land Snail Body Water and Its Environmental Implication

open access: yesGeochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 2018
This is the first study focused on the oxygen isotope composition (δ18O) of laboratory‐cultivated land snails. Land snails were raised under various controlled environmental parameters, permitting an evaluation of the effectiveness of the flux balance ...
N. Zhang, K. Yamada, N. Yoshida
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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