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April 2014

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How predator behavior affects the morphology of snail shells

A predated shell

April 1, 2014

How predator behavior affects the morphology of snail shells

Predator–prey interactions are among the main ecological interactions that shape the diversity of biological form. In many cases, the evolution of the mollusc shell form is presumably driven by predation, however, the adaptive significance of several shell traits of land snails are still poorly known. Therefore, researchers investigated possible anti-predation functions of the unusual Plectostoma shell traits through a series of experiments, involving Atopos slugs -

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April 3, 2014

Leishmania amazonensis promastigotes in 3D Collagen I culture: an in vitro physiological environment for the study of extracellular matrix and host cell interactions

15 citations

1,040 downloads

4,107 views

Debora B. Petropolis, Juliany C.F. Rodrigues, Nathan B. Viana, Bruno Pontes, Camila F.A. Pereira, Fernando C. Silva-Filho

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.317 PubMed 24765565

April 17, 2014

Can head louse repellents really work? Field studies of piperonal 2% spray

3 citations

538 downloads