Association between shell morphology of micro-land snails (genus Plectostoma) and their predator’s predatory behaviour

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 uncommon, yet striking, shell traits of land snai...

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Main Authors: Thor-Seng Liew, Menno Schilthuizen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/329.pdf