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

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Autores principales: Silva, Lidiane, Meireles, Liliane, Vargas, Tércia, O. Junqueira, Flávia, C.A. Bessa, Elisabeth
Formato: Online
Idioma:eng
Publicado: Universidad de Costa Rica 2009
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5458
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spelling RBT54582022-06-06T18:20:04Z Life history of the land snail Habroconus semenlini (Stylommatophora: Euconulidae) under laboratory conditions Life history of the land snail Habroconus semenlini (Stylommatophora: Euconulidae) under laboratory conditions Silva, Lidiane Meireles, Liliane Vargas, Tércia O. Junqueira, Flávia C.A. Bessa, Elisabeth crecimiento caracoles de tierra longevidad reproducción fecundación libre growth land snail longevity reproduction self-fertilization 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 condition) during their lifetime. Growth is indeterminate and the species is capable of self-fertilization with high reproductive success. Grouped snails had lower fecundity than the animals that were kept in isolation. This species has a short lifespan and only one reproductive period, which characterizes the occurrence of semelparity. Universidad de Costa Rica 2009-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article Text application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5458 10.15517/rbt.v57i4.5458 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 57 No. 4 (2009): Volume 57 – Regular number 4 – December 2009; 1217–1222 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 57 Núm. 4 (2009): Volumen 57 – Número regular 4 – Diciembre 2009; 1217–1222 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 57 N.º 4 (2009): Volume 57 – Regular number 4 – December 2009; 1217–1222 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v57i4 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5458/5204 Copyright (c) 2009 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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author Silva, Lidiane
Meireles, Liliane
Vargas, Tércia
O. Junqueira, Flávia
C.A. Bessa, Elisabeth
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Meireles, Liliane
Vargas, Tércia
O. Junqueira, Flávia
C.A. Bessa, Elisabeth
Life history of the land snail Habroconus semenlini (Stylommatophora: Euconulidae) under laboratory conditions
author_facet Silva, Lidiane
Meireles, Liliane
Vargas, Tércia
O. Junqueira, Flávia
C.A. Bessa, Elisabeth
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title Life history of the land snail Habroconus semenlini (Stylommatophora: Euconulidae) under laboratory conditions
title_short Life history of the land snail Habroconus semenlini (Stylommatophora: Euconulidae) under laboratory conditions
title_full Life history of the land snail Habroconus semenlini (Stylommatophora: Euconulidae) under laboratory conditions
title_fullStr Life history of the land snail Habroconus semenlini (Stylommatophora: Euconulidae) under laboratory conditions
title_full_unstemmed Life history of the land snail Habroconus semenlini (Stylommatophora: Euconulidae) under laboratory conditions
title_sort life history of the land snail habroconus semenlini (stylommatophora: euconulidae) under laboratory conditions
title_alt Life history of the land snail Habroconus semenlini (Stylommatophora: Euconulidae) under laboratory conditions
publisher Universidad de Costa Rica
publishDate 2009
url https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5458
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