Contrasting effects of urbanization on arboreal and ground-dwelling land snails: role of trophic interactions and habitat fragmentation
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DOI: 10.1007/s11252-020-00930-6
Abstract: Urbanization generally reduces wildlife populations. Individual species responses, however, are often highly variable, and such variability can be explained by differences in species ecological traits. To examine this hypothesis, we focused on two co-occurring land… read more here.
Keywords: forest edges; land snails; ground; urban forests ... See more keywords
Resolving the basal divisions in the stylommatophoran land snails and slugs with special emphasis on the position of the Scolodontidae.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106529
Abstract: The deep divisions at the base of the stylommatophoran land snails and slugs have proved to be controversial, with the phylogenetic position of the Scolodontidae remaining unresolved. Here we present a phylogenetic analysis of 34… read more here.
Keywords: land snails; position scolodontidae; position; stylommatophoran land ... See more keywords
Land snails can trap trematode cercariae in their shell: Encapsulation as a general response against parasites?
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DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2023001
Abstract: Terrestrial gastropods are hosts of a wide variety of metazoan parasites and can respond to parasite exposure in various ways. One of these defence mechanisms, the ability to trap parasites in the host shell, was… read more here.
Keywords: trematode cercariae; snails trap; shell encapsulation; land snails ... See more keywords
Mycophagy and feeding on other native land snails by the black snail Macrocyclis peruvianus (Gastropoda, Macrocyclidae)
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DOI: 10.1111/aec.13491
Abstract: Land snails are among Chile's least studied invertebrates. Their natural history and ecology are poorly studied, even when it comes to striking species such as the black snail Macrocyclis peruvianus. This large and easily recognizable… read more here.
Keywords: history; peruvianus; land; ecology ... See more keywords
Living on the edge: comparative phylogeography and phylogenetics of Oreohelix land snails at their range edge in Western Canada
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DOI: 10.1186/s12862-019-1566-1
Abstract: BackgroundThe biodiversity and distributions of terrestrial snails at local and regional scales are influenced by their low vagility and microhabitat specificity. The accessibility of large-bodied species and their characteristically high levels of genetic polymorphism make… read more here.
Keywords: land snails; cypress hills; phylogeography phylogenetics; edge ... See more keywords
Occurrence of Rhabditid Nematodes in the Pet Giant African Land Snails (Achatina fulica)
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00088
Abstract: Gastropods comprise nearly 60,000 species of aquatic as well as terrestrial mollusks, primarily snails and slugs. The giant African land snail (Achatina fulica) is one of the most popular pet snails worldwide. This gastropod mollusk… read more here.
Keywords: african land; giant african; land snails; rhabditid nematodes ... See more keywords
Mucus Trail Proteins May Infer Reproductive Readiness for Land Snails
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DOI: 10.3390/biology14030294
Abstract: Simple Summary Land snail mucus trails have long been presumed to harbour semiochemical markers that influence trailing snail behaviour. Yet, there had been no experimental evidence found on what those markers may constitute. In this… read more here.
Keywords: trail mucus; reproductive readiness; land; land snails ... See more keywords
Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Molluscicidal Activity Screening of New Nicotinonitrile Derivatives against Land Snails, M. cartusiana
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DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238284
Abstract: A new series of nicotinonitrile derivatives 2–7 was designed and synthesized from the starting material (E)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (1) to assess their molluscicidal activity. The newly synthesized nicotinonitrile compounds 2–7 were characterized based on FTIR, 1H-NMR, and… read more here.
Keywords: cartusiana land; molluscicidal activity; nicotinonitrile derivatives; land snails ... See more keywords
The land snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) of Kea island (Aegean, Greece)
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DOI: 10.3897/bdj.10.e87720
Abstract: Abstract Background Kea is the westernmost island of the Cyclades and is located between Syros and Attica, in central Greece. In this work, we have resampled the island after 43 years – i.e. when the… read more here.
Keywords: mollusca gastropoda; land snails; land; snails mollusca ... See more keywords
Exploring the predation of large land snails using preyed shell remains from rock anvil sites in a tropical limestone rainforest in Malaysia
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DOI: 10.3897/bdj.10.e90063
Abstract: Abstract The study of prey-predator interactions between land snails and birds offers important insights into evolutionary and ecological relationships. Here, we report a case study of rock anvils presumably used by the birds Myophonuscaeruleus and… read more here.
Keywords: malaysia; shell remains; limestone; land snails ... See more keywords
Use and application of iNaturalist on land snails from Argentina
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.19152
Abstract: Gastropods are a large and diverse taxonomic group, and South America has an impressive diversity of land snails. However, there are no accurate and complete lists or estimates of native species’ richness in South America.… read more here.
Keywords: native species; application inaturalist; use application; exotic species ... See more keywords