Exploring the mechanisms underlying the toxicity of boric acid against the land snail, Theba pisana.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.7342
Abstract: BACKGROUND The land snail, Theba pisana is one of the most important threats facing agriculture around the globe. Boric acid (BOA) is currently used as a safe alternative molluscicide to control land snails in sustainable… read more here.
Keywords: land; snail theba; toxicity; land snail ... See more keywords
Laboratory studies on the thermal tolerance and response of enzymes of intermediate metabolism in different land snail species.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.10.002
Abstract: Land snails species occur in a range of habitats from humid to semi-arid and arid ones and seasonal variations in their physiology and biochemical composition have been linked to annual cycles of photoperiod, temperature, humidity… read more here.
Keywords: thermal tolerance; snail species; metabolism; land snail ... See more keywords
Diverse new tropical land snail species from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cyclophoroidea, Assimineidae)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2019.104267
Abstract: Abstract The amber fossil record of land snails is poorly studied, with few described species relative to other invertebrate groups (e.g., insects and chelicerates). Recently discovered land snail amber fossils from Myanmar present an important… read more here.
Keywords: mid cretaceous; snail species; tropical land; land snail ... See more keywords
Compositional variability of Pleistocene land snail assemblages preserved in a cinder cone volcano from Tenerife, Canary Islands
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DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.02.001
Abstract: Abstract A Pleistocene land snail rich scoria sequence was studied to determine if it was influenced by taphonomic bias, climate change, or both, using a multifaceted approach that combines taphonomic, ecological, body size, and stable… read more here.
Keywords: unit; pleistocene land; land snail; cinder cone ... See more keywords
Oxygen stable isotopic disparities among sympatric small land snail species from northwest Minnesota, USA
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DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.07.029
Abstract: Abstract The oxygen isotopic composition (δ18O) of land snail shells can be a valuable paleoenvironmental archive if the climatic parameters that influence the isotopic system are fully understood. Previous calibration studies have examined a limited… read more here.
Keywords: small land; oxygen stable; land snail; land ... See more keywords
The invasive giant African land snail, Achatina fulica (Gastropoda: Pulmonata): global geographical distribution of this species as host of nematodes of medical and veterinary importance
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DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x22000761
Abstract: Abstract The giant African land snail, Achatina fulica, is an important invasive species in many countries, where it causes losses in biodiversity and agriculture, as well as impacting the health of both humans and animals,… read more here.
Keywords: african land; giant african; snail achatina; fulica ... See more keywords
Rediscovery and re-description of Rhaphaulus assamicus Godwin-Austen, 1886, an endemic pupinid land snail from India (Gastropoda: Pupinidae)
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DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1707893
Abstract: ABSTRACT Indian land snails comprise about 1130 species that are distributed throughout the Indian landscape in diverse habitats. However, most of the Indian land snail species have only been recorded from their type locality, with… read more here.
Keywords: endemic pupinid; land snail; land; description ... See more keywords
In slow motion: radula motion pattern and forces exerted to the substrate in the land snail Cornu aspersum (Mollusca, Gastropoda) during feeding
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.190222
Abstract: The radula is the anatomical structure used for feeding in most species of Mollusca. Previous studies have revealed that radulae can be adapted to the food or the substrate the food lies on, but the… read more here.
Keywords: motion; cornu aspersum; forces exerted; land snail ... See more keywords
Biogeography and radiation of the land snail genus Xerocrassa (Geomitridae) in the Balearic Islands
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DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12923
Abstract: Aim Our aim was to assess the evolutionary history of the land snail genus Xerocrassa on the Balearic Islands with a molecular phylogeny. We investigated how the main palaeogeographical events and climate changes which occurred… read more here.
Keywords: land snail; snail genus; genus; balearic islands ... See more keywords
Poorly Vetted Conservation Ranks Can Be More Wrong Than Right: Lessons from Texas Land Snails
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DOI: 10.3375/043.040.0403
Abstract: ABSTRACT Setting priorities for scarce conservation dollars requires an accurate accounting of the most vulnerable species. For many invertebrates, lack of taxonomic expertise, low detectability, and funding limitations are impediments to this goal, with conservation… read more here.
Keywords: conservation ranks; poorly vetted; land snail; land ... See more keywords
Distribution and abundance of the land snail Pollicaria elephas (Gastropoda: Pupinidae) in limestone habitats in Perak, Malaysia
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11886
Abstract: This study aimed to reveal the habitat variables that determine the distribution and abundance of the land snail Pollicaria elephas in limestone habitats in Perak, Malaysia. Seventeen plots were selected on a limestone hill to… read more here.
Keywords: topography; abundance land; land snail; limestone ... See more keywords