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Massive decline of invasive apple snail populations after blue crab invasion in the Ebro River, Spain
The negative interaction between multiple invasive species, when an invasive predator benefits from a previously introduced and abundant prey, poses...
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Sediment ingestion in the invasive apple snail Pomacea canaliculata
Sediment represents both a habitat and a trophic resource for many aquatic organisms, commonly known as deposit feeders. One of the most important...
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Identifying potential predators of the apple snail in the most important invasion area of Europe
The only wetland in Europe colonized successfully by the apple snail Pomacea maculata Perry, 1810, is the Ebro Delta (Spain). After 10 years, it has...
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You are what you eat: is the apple snail Pomacea canaliculata a macrophytophage or a detritivore in its native range (southern Pampas, Argentina)?
Herbivorous invaders promote changes in community structure and ecosystem functioning. The apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata , is an invader with...
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Global distribution of the invasive apple snail Pomacea canaliculata: analyzing possible shifts in climatic niche between native and invaded ranges and future spread
Biological invasions represent one of the major threats to biodiversity. The apple snail Pomacea canaliculata is a South American freshwater snail...
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Redox Regulatory System in Semi-Sessile Amphibious Indian Apple Snail Pila Globosa for Future Ecotoxic Studies
Studies on oxidative stress on organisms especially on invertebrates are widely used as biomarkers in relation to the redox regulatory system to...
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Drop** of apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata) by carrion crows (Corvus corone)
Several species of birds deliberately drop hard food items, such as walnuts and molluscs, from high places to break the shell and eat the content....
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Native and non-native fish predators differ in their consumptive and non-consumptive impacts on a native freshwater snail
Florida apple snails, Pomacea paludosa , serve as the nearly exclusive prey for the endangered Florida snail kite, Rostrhamus sociabilis , and many...
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Population genetic structure of invasive apple snails Pomacea maculata in Louisiana
Aquatic invasive species decrease biodiversity and disrupt economic systems worldwide. Apple snails (Ampullaridae) from the genus Pomacea are...
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Predation by the carrion crow Corvus corone (Passeriformes: Corvidae) on the apple snail Pomacea canaliculata (Architaenioglossa: Ampullariidae) in different locations in Japan
Alien species are exposed to novel species interactions in invaded ecosystems, and predators are important components of biotic resistance against...
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Comparison of development and overwintering rates and feeding efficiency on rice seedlings among two invasive freshwater apple snails and their hybrid
Since the 1980s, the freshwater apple snails, Pomacea canaliculata , Pomacea maculata , and their hybrid, have been introduced into a wide range of...
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Invasive Apple Snails (Ampullariidae): Threats and Management
Alien invasive Pomacea canaliculata Lamarck and Pomacea maculata Perry were introduced from their native habitats of South America in various regions...
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Life history responses of two co-occurring congeneric Apple Snails (Pomacea maculata and P. paludosa) to variation in water depth and metaphyton total phosphorus
Hydrological and trophic gradients influence primary consumer populations in aquatic ecosystems, but their impacts remain unresolved for some...
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Biocontrol potential of some bacterial and fungal isolates against the terrestrial snail, Monacha obstructa, evaluating their laboratory and field efficiency
BackgroundThe land snail Monacha obstructa , commonly known as the glassy clover snail, poses a significant threat to crops, causing substantial...
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of the deep-sea snail Phymorhynchus buccinoides provides insights into the adaptation to the cold seep habitat
BackgroundThe deep-sea snail Phymorhynchus buccinoides belongs to the genus Phymorhynchus (Neogastropoda: Raphitomidae), and it is a dominant specie...
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Methods and Effectiveness of Using Apple Snails (Pomacea sp.) in Organic Rice Farming
Organic rice farming by means of Pomacea sp. snails is a superior farming method which makes it possible to increase the yield of rice with less...
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Efficacy of biopesticide Protecto (Bacillus thuringiensis) (BT) on certain biochemical activities and histological structures of land snail Monacha cartusiana (Muller, 1774)
BackgroundThe investigation aimed to show the effect of two concentrations of (Protecto 9.4% ) commercial formulation of Bacillus thuringiensis...
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Exceeding its own limits: range expansion in Argentina of the globally invasive apple snail Pomacea canaliculata
Pomacea canaliculata is a freshwater snail native to southern South America. The aims of this work are to update its distribution in Argentina and to...
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Preliminary investigation demonstrating the GHITM gene probably involved in apoptosis and growth of the golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata)
BackgroundGrowth hormone inducible transmembrane protein (GHITM) is a highly conserved transmembrane protein. This study was conducted to investigate...
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Toxicological impact of Picralima nitida (pile plant) extracts on the gastropod Lanistes varicus (freshwater snail), as a control measure against trematodes infections
This present study was aimed at assessing the toxicological effects of the leaf extracts of Picralima nitida on aspects of the biology of Lanistes...
