Land Snails of the Land of Israel
Land Snails of the Land of Israel

Author: Joseph Heller

Publisher: Andersen Press (UK)

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789546425102

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Why is it that the Land of Israel has such a great diversity of snails? How do terrestrial gastropods of Israel cope with problems of desiccation, of high temperatures, of predators and of finding mates? How do these aspects determine their distribution? With which colour-patterns are their shells decorated? This title answers these questions.

Land Snails and Slugs of the Pacific Northwest
Land Snails and Slugs of the Pacific Northwest

Author: Thomas E. Burke

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780870716850

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Terrestrial mollusks, the second largest phylum in the animal kingdom, are vitally important to the earth's ecology. With the publication of Land Snails and Slugs of the Pacific Northwest, a definitive and comprehensive guide to snails and slugs of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and western Montana is finally available. Primarily an identification guide, this richly illustrated volume offers complete information on the range of terrestrial mollusk shapes, sizes, and characteristics. It presents an overview of their habitat requirements as well as details of land snail and slug ecology, collection and preservation methods, and biogeography. Land Snails and Slugs of the Pacific Northwest is an essential reference for biologists, horticulturalists, gardeners, and naturalists, and anyone wishing to identify species in the field. * Identification keys and species accounts for most of the 245 taxa of terrestrial slugs and snails in the region * 280 full-color photographs of 155 species and subspecies * Range maps for most species

Land Snails and Slugs of Russia and Adjacent Countries
Land Snails and Slugs of Russia and Adjacent Countries

Author: A. V. Sysoev

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789546424747

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This is the first (since 1952), original and fully colorful account of the entire fauna of terrestrial molluscs of most of the Palearctic. It covers 46 families, 225 genera and 781 species and subspecies. Information on each species-level taxon includes a reference to the original description, complete synonymy, data on the type locality and type material, size, distribution, and, when appropriate, taxonomic and nomenclatural notes. Virtually all of the species are illustrated in color, both the photos and drawings usually being based on the type material from various repositories. The photographs of most of the types are being published for the first time. This is an indispensible tool to anyone interested in land snails and slugs.

Land Snails of Belize, Central America
Land Snails of Belize, Central America

Author: Daniel C Dourson

Publisher:

Published: 2018-01-10

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780999802304

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The book builds on Biologia Centrali-Americana (von Martens, 1890-1901) and An Annotated Checklist of Land & Freshwater Snails of Mexico and Central America (Thompson, 2011). 158 native species are featured with over 750 color images. 17 new species are described. An invaluable reference for land snails in Belize and throughout Central America.