Behavioural and neurobiological aspects of dart shooting in the garden snail Helix Aspersa

Dart shooting, a bizarre component of mating behaviour seen in several species of terrestrial snails, has bewildered scientists for centuries. The hermaphroditic snail Helix aspersa pushes a calcareous "love dart", covered with mucus, through the skin of its partner at the end of an elabor...

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Main Author: Koene, Joris M.
Other Authors: Chase, R. (advisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 1999
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=36624