Snails: Biology, Ecology, and Conservation

Snails: Biology, Ecology, and Conservation
ISBN-10
162100788X
ISBN-13
9781621007883
Series
Snails
Category
Nature
Pages
185
Language
English
Published
2012-03-01
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Incorporated
Authors
Emil M. Hamalainen, Sofia Järvinen

Description

Snails are nearly sessile organisms. They are unable to respond to changes in the environment by escaping. Consequently, snails have to have a flexible phenotype which enables variable morphological and behavioral adaptations. In this book, the authors present topical research in the biology, ecology and conservation of snails including: neurotransmitters, benthic diatoms and metamorphosis in marine snails; parasitism as a factor in the morphology and behavior of freshwater snails; cone snail biology; the role of the transcriptional regulator snail in cancer biology; the importance of moisture in the activity patterns of the arid-dwelling land snail and the adaptive flexibility of the pulmonate's brain.

Other editions

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    • 2010-09-01
    • 16 pages
    • Paperback
    • Heinemann Secondary Education
  • Snails
    • 2006-08
    • 32 pages
    • Paperback
    • Childs World Incorporated
  • Snails
    • 2004
    • 48 pages
    • Paperback
    • Grolier Academic Reference
  • Snails
    • 1986
    • 36 pages
    • Paperback
    • Steck-Vaughn

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