Insights from an integrated view of the biology of apple snails (Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae)

KA Hayes, RL Burks, A Castro-Vazquez, PC Darby… - Malacologia, 2015 - BioOne
Apple snails (Ampullariidae) are among the largest and most ecologically important
freshwater snails. The introduction of multiple species has reinvigorated the field and …

Comparing apples with apples: clarifying the identities of two highly invasive Neotropical Ampullariidae (Caenogastropoda)

KA Hayes, RH Cowie, SC Thiengo… - Zoological Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Ampullariidae comprises two lineages of freshwater gastropods: one Old World and one
New World. Recent molecular work confirmed the monophyly of the family and began to …

Impact of invasive apple snails on the functioning and services of natural and managed wetlands

FG Horgan, AM Stuart, EP Kudavidanage - Acta Oecologica, 2014 - Elsevier
At least 14 species of apple snail (Ampullariidae) have been released to water bodies
outside their native ranges; however, less than half of these species have become …

[PDF][PDF] The genome of the golden apple snail Pomacea canaliculata provides insight into stress tolerance and invasive adaptation

C Liu, Y Zhang, Y Ren, H Wang, S Li, F Jiang… - …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background The golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) is a freshwater snail listed
among the top 100 worst invasive species worldwide and a noted agricultural and …

The study of a specious invasive plant, water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes): achievements and challenges

L GAO, B LI - Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, 2004 - plant-ecology.com
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) originated in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, spread to
other regions of South America, and was carried by humans throughout the tropics and sub …

Invertebrate Invasions on Pacific Islands and the Replacement of Unique Native Faunas: A Synthesis of the Land and Freshwater Snails* Contribution no. 2001-001 of …

RH Cowie - Biological Invasions, 2001 - Springer
The once immense diversity of native Pacific island land snail species, with high single
island or archipelago endemism, is declining dramatically. The native/endemic species are …

Can snails ever be effective and safe biocontrol agents?

RH Cowie - International Journal of pest management, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
The use of snails as biocontrol agents against other snails and against aquatic weeds is
reviewed, evaluating their success and their impacts on non-target organisms. The …

Signatures of divergence, invasiveness, and terrestrialization revealed by four apple snail genomes

J Sun, H Mu, JCH Ip, R Li, T Xu… - Molecular Biology …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The family Ampullariidae includes both aquatic and amphibious apple snails. They are an
emerging model for evolutionary studies due to the high diversity, ancient history, and wide …

Apple snails

RH Cowie, KA Hayes - A handbook of global freshwater invasive …, 2012 - taylorfrancis.com
Ampullariidae are freshwater snails predominantly distributed in humid tropical and
subtropical habitats of Africa, South and Central America, and Asia. The family name Pilidae …

Predatory Potential of Freshwater Animals on an Invasive Agricultural Pest, the Apple Snail Pomacea canaliculata (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae), in Southern Japan

Y Yusa, N Sugiura, T Wada - Biological Invasions, 2006 - Springer
The apple snail Pomacea canaliculata is an invasive species and a serious pest of rice in
many Asian countries. We studied predatory activities of various animals living in Japanese …