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Contributions 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
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A checklist of land snails from the west coast islands of Sabah, Borneo (Mollusca, Gastropoda)
ZooKeys, 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
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Mineral and proximate composition of the meat and shell of three snail species
Heliyon, 2021 Meat is a vital source of nutrients for human wellbeing and health; however, recent studies suggest a decline in meat preference as a protein source due to some health problems associated with meat intake.
Marian Asantewah Nkansah +2 more
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Discrete or indiscrete? Redefining the colour polymorphism of the land snail Cepaea nemoralis
Heredity, 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
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Characterisation of Reproduction-Associated Genes and Peptides in the Pest Land Snail, Theba pisana. [PDF]
PLoS 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
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Geology correlates with gut microbial community composition in the Mountainsnails (Oreohelicidae: Oreohelix) [PDF]
PeerJBackground Species that require soil mineral macronutrients for survival may depend on specific microbiome communities to aid in nutrient processing.
Ian M. Oiler +2 more
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Snail fauna of the oldest cemeteries from Riga (Latvia) [PDF]
Malacologica 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
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Ruthenica, 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
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Geochemistry 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
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The spread of non‐native species
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The global redistribution of species through human agency is one of the defining ecological signatures of the Anthropocene, with biological invasions reshaping biodiversity patterns, ecosystem processes and services, and species interactions globally.
Phillip J. Haubrock +16 more
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