The Recent Apple Snails of Africa and Asia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Ampullariidae: Afropomus, Forbesopomus, Lanistes, Pila, Saulea)
Author: Robert H. Cowie
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 92
ISBN-13: 9781775576716
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Robert H. Cowie
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 92
ISBN-13: 9781775576716
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Charles Lydeard
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2019-04-02
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 1421427311
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Vinarski, Amy R. Wethington, Thomas Wilke
Author: Dr. Daniel Simberloff
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2011-01-02
Total Pages: 1580
ISBN-13: 0520948432
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This pioneering encyclopedia illuminates a topic at the forefront of global ecology—biological invasions, or organisms that come to live in the wrong place. Written by leading scientists from around the world, Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions addresses all aspects of this subject at a global level—including invasions by animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria—in succinct, alphabetically arranged articles. Scientifically uncompromising, yet clearly written and free of jargon, the volume encompasses fields of study including biology, demography, geography, ecology, evolution, sociology, and natural history. Featuring many cross-references, suggestions for further reading, illustrations, an appendix of the world’s worst 100 invasive species, a glossary, and more, this is an essential reference for anyone who needs up-to-date information on this important topic. Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions features articles on: • Well-known invasive species such the zebra mussel, chestnut blight, cheatgrass, gypsy moth, Nile perch, giant African snail, and Norway rat • Regions with especially large numbers of introduced species including the Great Lakes, Mediterranean Sea, Hawaiian Islands, Australia, and New Zealand. • Conservation, ecological, economic, and human and animal health impacts of invasions around the world • The processes and pathways involved in invasion • Management of introduced species
Author: David S Brown
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2002-09-11
Total Pages: 687
ISBN-13: 0203481445
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The first half of this book is primarily a systematic survey of the snails, beginning with glossaries, keys for identification to genera and a checklist of species. This is followed by a synopsis of species, with brief notes on ecology, distribution and parasites. Relationships are then described between snails and schistosomes and with other parasites. The book goes on to consider the factors affecting snail populations and possible methods for population control.
Author: Winston Ponder
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2008-03-25
Total Pages: 496
ISBN-13: 9780520250925
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Ponder and Lindberg provides a breathtaking overview of the evolutionary history of the Mollusca, effectively melding information from anatomy, ecology, genomics, and paleobiology to explore the depths of molluscan phylogeny. Its outstanding success is due to thoughtful planning, focused complementary contributions from 36 expert authors, and careful editing. This volume is a must for malacologists."—Bruce Runnegar, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles "Our understanding of the phylogeny and evolutionary history of the mollusca has been revolutionized over the past two decades through new molecular data and analysis, and reinvestigation of morphological characters. In this volume Ponder, Lindberg, and their colleagues do a wonderful job of integrating this work to provide new perspectives on the relationships of the major molluscan clades, their evolutionary dynamics, and their history. Particularly timely is the coverage of molluscan evo-devo and genomics."—Douglas H. Erwin, Curator of Paleozoic Invertebrates, National Museum of Natural History
Author: Heinz Mehlhorn
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2007-11-28
Total Pages: 1577
ISBN-13: 3540489940
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Knowledge in the field of parasitology must be kept at a high level and up to date in order to fight a parasitosis as quickly and effectively as possible. The third edition of this, one of Springer’s renowned and authoritative Major Reference Works, contributes to these goals in several ways. First, the number of entries has been increased by about 30%. Secondly the content has been improved even more by adding additional tables and figures. Thirdly, the extensive linking between definitions and essays facilitates information within a minimum of time. More than 40 international contributors, who are well known specialists in their fields, give a comprehensive review of all parasites and therapeutic strategies in veterinarian and human parasitology.
Author: ROJANA SMATKITBORIHAN KEAWJAM
Publisher:
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →during aestivation. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.)
Author: Ph Bouchet
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 397
ISBN-13: 9783925919725
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: G. M. Barker
Publisher: CABI
Published: 2002-03-21
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9780851997902
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Mollusc species currently constitute a major threat to sustainable agriculture. This threat is associated with cultivation of new crops, intensification of agricultural production systems and the spread through human trade and travel of species adapted to these modified environments. In some crops their significance is only now becoming apparent with the decline in the importance of other pest groups which can be effectively controlled. The book focuses on: toxicology of chemicals; deployment of molluscicides in baits; specific crop situations worldwide; current pest status of mollusc species and progress towards development of solutions.