An ashy septingentenarian: the Kaharoa tephra turns 700 (with notes on its volcanological, archaeological, and historical importance) [PDF]
, 2014 Most of us are aware of the basaltic Tarawera eruption on 10th June 1886: the high toll on life (~120 people), landscape devastation, and loss of the Pink and White Terraces.
Lowe, David J., Pittari, Adrian
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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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Molecular phylogeny of the Achatinoidea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) [PDF]
, 2017 This study presents a multi-gene phylogenetic analysis of the Achatinoidea and provides an initial basis for a taxonomic re-evaluation of family level groups within the superfamily.
Bouchet +18 more
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Plant Species Biology, Volume 40, Issue 1, Page 70-85, January 2025.Eurya japonica and Eurya emarginata exhibited Diptera‐dominated pollination systems. The composition of flower visitors on the two Eurya species was not explained by their floral traits. These findings indicate that the floral traits are not specifically adapted to their local pollinators.
Midzuho Tatsuno, Naoya Osawa
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Estudio de Parmacella valenciennesii Webb & Van Beneden, 1836, y consideraciones sobre la posición sistemática de la familia Parmacellidae (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Stylommatophora) [PDF]
, 1981 not ...
Alonso, M.R., Ibáñez, M.
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Reconstructed historical distribution and phylogeography unravels non-steppic origin of Caucasotachea vindobonensis (Gastropoda: Helicidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Existing data on the phylogeography of European taxa of steppic provenance suggests that species were widely distributed during glacial periods but underwent range contraction and fragmentation during interglacials into “warm-stage refugia.” Among the ...
Davison, Angus +14 more
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Pathogen and Hemocyte Dynamics in Three Apiaries Across a Bee Season
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.Honey bees are dying due to a disease complex consisting of viruses, parasites, chemicals, nutritional deficiencies, and management problems. In the present study, pathogens and hemocytes were analyzed in honey bee hemolymph samples using third‐generation sequencing and flow cytometry in three apiaries over a honey bee season. Using nanopore sequencing,
Cato Van Herzele +7 more
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Revision of Bulimus carduchus Martens (Stylommatophora: Enidae)
Journal of Conchology, 1962 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Glándula pediosa de moluscos terrestres y sus implicancias evolutivas, con énfasis en Megalobulimus
Revista Peruana de Biología, 2011 Se describe la anatomía de la glándula pediosa de cinco especies de Megalobulimus (Megalobulimidae), y son comparadas con gastrópodos pulmonados Succineidae, Orthalicidae, Helicidae y Veronicellidae.
Victor Borda +2 more
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Effect of Climate Change on Invasion Risk of Giant African Snail (Achatina fulica Férussac, 1821: Achatinidae) in India [PDF]
, 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.
Aravind, NA +2 more
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