Adaptation to significant environmental variation is likely to involve many traits, and the complexity of genetic interactions can lead to linkage disequilibrium and constraints to independent ...

On farms invasive Theba pisana (left) cluster on fence posts, while Cornu aspersum (right) causes problems for backyard gardeners. Source: CSIRO/Michael Dahlstrom Snails are a frustration for many ...

Thousands of them, clinging vertically in dense, white-shelled clumps on the stems of wild sunflowers, in the crevices of wooden sign posts, on the sides of buildings and on blades of grass. “Folks ...

The Irish Naturalists' Journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that has published issues every year since 1925. It is unique in scope and content, covering all aspects of Natural History, and is ...

This is the white garden snail (Theba pisana), a European species that is now wide spread in temperate regions worldwide. This species now thrives in places such as California, South Africa, southern ...