The wrinkled dove snail (Amphissa columbiana) is a columbellid gastropod common in
marine waters along the west coast of North America. This species has long been …

The neogastropod Amphissa columbiana is found abundantly in subtidal areas of the San
Juan Archipelago. Two populations studied were composed of distinct age classes of …

The giant African snail, Achatina fulica, followed trails made with the mucus of A. fulica, but
did not follow those consisting of mucus from Otala vermiculata. In olfactometer experiments …

Estuarine snails, periwinkles (Littoraria irorata), and mud snails (Ilyanassa obsoleta) were
tested for behavioral responses to aqueous extracts of tissue macerates, odors of living …

In Florida, there are three native and two introduced species of snails, belonging to five
different families, that are known to feed on other snails. In addition, several introduced …

The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris Linnaeus 1758) actively selects and
consumes the “chicken-liver” sponge Chondrilla caribensis. Manatees ate over 10% of C …

Scavenging amphipods in the superfamily Lysianassoidea are among the most abundant
organisms attracted to organic falls in the marine environment. This is particularly true in the …

We examined field distributions of the scavenging snail Amphissa columbiana and looked
for evidence of fish predation. In the laboratory, we tested for predation by 6 crab and 10 sea …

Research on aquatic snails usually examines consumption of periphyton, but emergence of
large, invasive aquatic snails that prefer macrophytes has necessitated a new …

I studied the feeding behavior of marked individuals of two species of carnivorous snails:
Nucella emarginata on the Pacific coast of North America and Thais melones on the Pacific …