Sexual dimorphism in shell shape: is Pomacea canaliculata an exception or an example among Neotropical apple snails?

Abstract Sexual dimorphism has often been recorded in apple snails (Caenogastropoda Ampullariidae), but reports are concentrated in a few species, either invasive or with biocontrol potential, which sugests some taxonomic bias. To find out evolutionary and ecological correlates of sexual dimorphism...

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Main Authors: NICOLÁS E. TAMBURI, MARÍA J. TIECHER, SILVANA BURELA, PABLO R. MARTÍN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2023-04-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652023000301002&lng=en&tlng=en