Open AccessThe Water Relations of Snails and Slugs
Author(s) -
N. H. Howes,
G. P. Wells
Publication year - 1934
Publication title -
journal of experimental biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.367
H-Index - 185
eISSN - 1477-9145
pISSN - 0022-0949
DOI - 10.1242/jeb.11.4.344
Subject(s) - helix pomatia , snail , gastropoda , biology , helix (gastropod) , pulmonata , ecology , zoology
1. Weight fluctuations, like those previously recorded for Helix pomatia, are shown by Arion ater and Limax flavus. 2. The fluctuations are shown by slugs receiving water but no food. 3. Slugs receiving food but no water lose weight very rapidly and die in a few days. The loss of weight is due mainly to evaporation of water through the skin.
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