“g a barker”

With an estimated 35,000 species, terrestrial molluscs are one of the most successful and diverse animal groups in land-based ecosystems. These animals have long been of importance to human societies as food, medicine, crop pests, vectors of parasites, and as tools, personal ornamentation and curren... More

Mollusc species currently constitute a major threat to sustainable agriculture, associated with cultivation of new crops, intensification of agricultural production systems, and the spread through human trade and travel of species adapted to these modified environments. In some crops, their signific... More

The case history of an institutionalized "schizophrenic" is discovered in the attic of a recently deceased psychiatrist. The mysterious old file was restored and completed by its new keeper who shares its magic with the world.... More

A small fraction of the global terrestrial molluscan diversity exhibit high propensities for passive dispersal associated with human trading activities and invasiveness when introduced to new areas. They have become increasingly important as crop pests in agriculture and as vectors of helinth parasi... More