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We report the exotic (for #India) apple #snail, #Pomacea diffusa, also known as the spike topped apple snail, from the #Mumbai region, as part of our ongoing studies on #urbanwildlife, and the #ecology of introduced species, in #India, Mumbai.
We report the exotic (for #India) apple #snail, #Pomacea diffusa, also known as the spike topped apple snail, from the #Mumbai region, as part of our ongoing studies on #urbanwildlife, and the #ecology of introduced species, in #India, Mumbai.
The study was officially published in the 'ELA Journal of Forestry and Wildlife' - a peer reviewed #science journal, which is also the official journal of the #Maharashtra State #Forest Department.
Link to paper: researchgate.net/publication/35…
#sciencetwitter #TwitterNatureCommunity
Link to paper: researchgate.net/publication/35…
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Spiked Topped Apple Snails in #Mumbai (and other parts of #India) are the direct result of the #aquarium trade - either as accidental, or deliberate releases from home aquaria.
#InvasiveSpecies #sciencetwitter #ecology #naturalhistory #urbanwildlife
#InvasiveSpecies #sciencetwitter #ecology #naturalhistory #urbanwildlife
