Population dynamics and spatial distribution of the terrestrial snail Ovachlamys fulgens (Stylommatophora: Helicarionidae) in a tropical environment

The introduced snail Ovachlamys fulgens (Stylommatophora: Helicarionidae) occurs on cultivated land habitats in Costa Rica, where its macrodistribution seems to be limited by annual mean temperature (20 - 27.6°C) and annual precipitation (1 530 - 3 034 and 3 420 - 8 000 mm, with no more than six dry...

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Main Author: Zaidett Barrientos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2000-03-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442000000100009