Cenozoic tectonic evolution in the Tethyan region has greatly changed the landforms and
environment of Eurasia, driving the evolution of animals and greatly affecting the diversity …

Since the end of the 19th century, the circumpolar fauna of freshwater Mollusca has not
been reviewed despite the substantial increase of knowledge on this subject. A review of the …

Adaptive radiations are bursts of evolutionary species diversification that have contributed to
much of the species diversity on Earth. An exception is modern Europe, where descendants …

Abstract The Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction event 66 million years ago eradicated
three quarters of marine and terrestrial species globally. However, previous studies based …

Climate changes have substantial impacts on the geographic distribution of montane lakes
and evolutionary dynamics of cold‐adapted species. Past climate cooling is hypothesized to …

Karst groundwater-dependent ecosystems (KGDEs) in the Mediterranean region are
important in terms of ecosystem services and biodiversity but are increasingly under …

Sažetak The mollusk fauna from the Pliocene Viviparus beds of Vukomeričke Gorice hills in
central Croatia was investigated at four sites in the region of Kravarsko, S of Zagreb. The …

Unravelling the drivers of species diversification through geological time is of crucial
importance for our understanding of long-term evolutionary processes. Numerous studies …

Objectives: The aim of the present research is to elucidate the anti-oxidant and anti-tumor
activities of the mucin extracted from Ereminia desertorum snails mucus against two types of …

Snails produce various kinds of slime, which serve a variety of purposes and are
increasingly being used in medicinal and aesthetic employs. This study aimed to evaluate …