Insights into embryo defenses of the invasive apple snail Pomacea canaliculata: egg mass ingestion affects rat intestine morphology and growth.

The spread of the invasive snail Pomacea canaliculata is expanding the rat lungworm disease beyond its native range. Their toxic eggs have virtually no predators and unusual defenses including a neurotoxic lectin and a proteinase inhibitor, presumably advertised by a warning coloration. We explored...

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Main Authors: Marcos S Dreon (Author), Patricia E Fernández (Author), Eduardo J Gimeno (Author), Horacio Heras (Author)
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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