Life history of the land snail Habroconus semenlini (Stylommatophora: Euconulidae) under laboratory conditions

Habroconus semenlini is a micro-terrestrial gastropod native to South America. There are no previous studies on its biology. We studied its pattern of growth, fertility and lifespan under laboratory conditions. For this purpose, 80 snails were either grouped or kept isolated (40 animals in each cond...

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Main Authors: Lidiane Silva, Liliane Meireles, Tércia Vargas, Flávia O Junqueira, Elisabeth C A. Bessa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2009-12-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442009000400024