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Land snails of the land of Israel : natural history and a field guide
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heller, Joseph, Author.
- Series:
- Pensoft series faunistica Land snails of the land of Israel
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Snails--Israel--Classification.
- Snails.
- Slugs (Mollusks)--Israel--Classification.
- Slugs (Mollusks).
- Snails--Israel.
- Slugs (Mollusks)--Israel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (361 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] Pensoft 2009
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Why is it that the Land of Israel has such a great diversity of snails? How do terrestrial gastropods of Israel cope with problems of desiccation, of high temperatures, of predators and of finding mates? How do these aspects determine their distribution? With which colour-patterns are their shells decorated? Who really are the terrestrial gastropods of Israel? Which are the snails and bivalves in its fresh waters? Answers to these and other questions are the topics of this book. The book is divided into two parts. The first concerns the natural history of Israel's terrestrial gastropods. Beyond basic knowledge without which one cannot proceed, the book focuses on the land snails of Israel. The second part is devoted to a detailed and fully illustrated description of each species, accompanied by its distribution map. The book is addressed to specialists in snails, ecologists, biogeographers, conservationists, travellers and anyone interested in the nature of the Near East.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- About The Book
- Part One: Natural History
- Introducing Land Snails: A Very Basic Classification
- The Shell: Form And Function
- General Shell Morphology
- The Evolution of Slugs
- In the Land of Israel: Shell Shape and Shell Size
- The Body: Form And Function
- Water Retention
- Respiration
- Locomotion
- Nutrition
- Senses
- Reproduction
- Activity
- Sphincterochila Zonata
- Xerocrassa Simulata
- Xeropicta Vestalis
- Theba Pisana
- Cristataria Genezarethana
- Helix Texta
- Lauria Cylindracea
- Resistance To Desiccation And Heat (By Zeev Arad)
- Intra-Generic Differences
- Desert Species
- Life Style
- Phylogeny
- Intraspecific Differences
- Size and Ontogeny
- Set-Point
- Discussion
- Overview to This Chapter
- Predation
- Insects
- Mites
- Snails
- Amphibians and Reptiles
- Mammals
- Birds
- Defence
- Camouflage
- Barriers
- Fortifications
- Retreat
- Biogeography
- The Extent of Species Diversity
- A General Historic Biogeography
- Historic Biogeography of the Land Snail Fauna
- Endemic Versus Widespread Land Snail Groups
- Factors Determining Diversity
- Confrontations With Man
- Unwelcome Guests
- Agricultural Pests
- Bon Appétit
- Land Snail Conservation
- Fresh Water Snails: A Natural History
- Fresh Water Operculates
- Fresh Water Pulmonates
- Aquatic Snails: Confrontations With Man
- Fresh Water Snail Biogeography
- Origins of the Eurasian Element
- Origins of the Palaeo-Tropical Element
- Within the Levant
- A Non-History Of Land Snail Research
- References
- Part Two: Field Guide
- General Comments
- Systematic List Of The Land Snail Species Native To The Land Of Israel
- Species Descriptions
- Glossary
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-00593-X
- 9786613005939
- 954-642-511-7
- OCLC:
- 746579919
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