Gastropoda

Known as: Gastropod, Gastropodas, Gastropods 
A class in the phylum MOLLUSCA comprised of SNAILS and slugs. The former have coiled external shells and the latter usually lack shells.
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Volcanic carbon dioxide vents show ecosystem effects of ocean acidification
The atmospheric partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) will almost certainly be double that of pre-industrial levels by 2100… (More)
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2008
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2008
Biomonitoring: an appealing tool for assessment of metal pollution in the aquatic ecosystem.
Wide occurrence of aquatic metal pollution has caused much attention. Biomonitoring offers an appealing tool for the assessment… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Global diversity of gastropods (Gastropoda; Mollusca) in freshwater
The world’s gastropod fauna from continental waters comprises ∼4,000 valid described species and a minimum of 33–38 independent… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Larval experience and latent effects--metamorphosis is not a new beginning.
For many years ecologists have documented the remarkable within-species variation inherent in natural systems-for example… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
DNA Barcoding: Error Rates Based on Comprehensive Sampling
DNA barcoding has attracted attention with promises to aid in species identification and discovery; however, few well-sampled… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
GSK-3-selective inhibitors derived from Tyrian purple indirubins.
Gastropod mollusks have been used for over 2500 years to produce the "Tyrian purple" dye made famous by the Phoenicians. This dye… (More)
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Review
2000
Review
2000
The use of biomarkers to assess the impact of pollution in coastal environments of the Iberian Peninsula: a practical approach.
Within the frame of the 2nd Iberian Congress of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (University of the Basque Country… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Marine latitudinal diversity gradients: tests of causal hypotheses.
Latitudinal diversity gradients are first-order expressions of diversity patterns both on land and in the oceans, although the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Intertidal community structure
Along exposed rocky intertidal shorelines of western North America the mussel Mytilus californianus exists as a characteristic… (More)
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Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Voltage clamp studies of a transient outward membrane current in gastropod neural somata.
1. Outward directed membrane currents have been studied in voltage clamp experiments on isolated neural somata of the marine… (More)
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