Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records as well as those with scientific name Pomacea maculata listed in key words.

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42993 Report 2021. Gulf & south Atlantic regional panel on aquatic invasive species minutes.
42980 Report 2022. AIS program update - GSARP June 2022 meeting. Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.
31095 News Advocate staff report. 2018. Invasive snail found in Acadiana crawfish pond; pest also poses threat to rice plants. The Acadiana Advocate. Baton Rouge, LA. http://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/article_a44e0de0-1039-11e8-ab97-efed1305c5da.html. Created on 02/12/2018. Accessed on 02/13/2018.
42272 Book Chapter Andreotta, H., M. Chimney, E. Crawford, C. Cummins, D.S. Finn, A.O. Frye, B. Garrett, M. Kharbanda1, J. King, J. McBryan, M. Powers, N. Ralph, S.K. Xue, Y. Yan, M. Zamorano, and H. Zhao. 2018. Chapter 5B: Performance and operation of the everglades stormwater treatment areas. Page 34 pp in Chimney, M, ed. South Florida Environmental Report. Volume 1.
24735 Journal Article Barnes, M.A., R.K. Fordham, R.L. Burks, and J.J. Hand. 2008. Fecundity of the exotic applesnail, Pomacea insularum. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 27(3):738-745. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1899/08-013.1?journalCode=jnortamerbentsoc.
42432 Journal Article Barns, M.A., R.K. Fordham, R.L. Burks, J.J. Hand. 2008. Fecundity of the exotic applesnail, Pomacea insularum. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 27(3):738-745. https://doi.org/10.1899/08-013.
42309 Journal Article Barrus, N.T., D. Drumheller, M.I. Cook, and N. J. Dorn. 2023. Life history responses of two co-occurring congeneric Apple Snails (Pomacea maculata and P. paludosa) to variation in water depth and metaphyton total phosphorus. Hydrobiologia 850:841-860. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-022-05128-9.
42228 Thesis or Dissertation Bernatis, J.L. 2014. Morphology, ecophysiology, and impacts of nonindigenous Pomacea in Florida. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
29271 Journal Article Bernatis, J.L., I.J. Mcgaw, and C.L. Cross. 2016. Abiotic tolerances in different life stages of apple snails Pomacea canaliculata and Pomacea maculata and the implications for distribution. Journal of Shellfish Research 35(4):1013-1025. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.035.0424.
39273 Journal Article Bertolero, A., and J. Navarro. 2017. A native bird as a predator for the invasive apple snail, a novel rice field invader in Europe. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 28(5):1099-1104. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aqc.2917.
29907 Report Bureau of Natural and Cultural Resources. 2015. Florida Park Service Resource Management Annual Report. Florida Park Service.
38014 Journal Article Burks, R.L., C.H. Kyle, and M.K. Trawick. 2010. Pink eggs and snails: field oviposition patterns of an invasive snail, Pomacea insularum, indicate a preference for an invasive macrophyte. Hydrobiologia 646(1):243-251. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-010-0167-1.
17897 Journal Article Burlakova, L.E., A.Y. Karatayev, D.K. Padilla, L.D. Cartwright, and D.N. Hollas. 2008. Wetland restoration and invasive species: applesnail (Pomacea insularum) feeding on native and invasive aquatic plants. Restoration Ecology 17(3):433-440. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00429.x/pdf.
26758 Journal Article Byers, J.E., W.G. McDowell, S.R. Dodd, R.S. Haynie, L.M. Pintor, S.B. Wilde. 2013. Climate and pH predict the potential range of the invasive apple snail (Pomacea insularum) in the southeastern United States. PLoS ONE 8(2):1-9. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0056812.
32346 Journal Article Carter, J., D. Johnson, and S. Merino. 2018. Exotic invasive Pomacea maculata (Giant Apple Snail) will depredate eggs of frog and toad species of the southeastern US. Southeastern Naturalist 17(3):470-475. http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1656/058.017.0313.
42440 Journal Article Carter, J., J. Wilson, and S. Mopper. 2021. Observations of acrobat ants (Crematogaster sp.) preying on the eggs of the invasive giant applesnail (Pomacea maculata). Southeastern Naturalist 20(1):N15-N18. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.020.0110.
30615 Journal Article Carter, J., S. Merino, D. Prejean, and G. LaFleur, Jr. 2017. Observations of raccoon (Procyon lotor) predation on the invasive Maculata apple snail (Pomacea maculata) in southern Louisiana. Southeastern Naturalist 16(3):N14-N18.
42273 Journal Article Cattau, C.E., J. Martin, W.M. Kitchens. 2010. Effects of an exotic prey species on a native specialist: example of the snail kite. Biological Conservation 143(2):513-520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.11.022.
30812 Journal Article Cattau, C.E., R.J. Fletcher, Jr., R.T. Kimball, C.W. Miller, and W.M. Kitchens. 2017. Rapid morphological change of a top predator with invasion of a novel prey. Nature Ecology and Evolution 2:108-115. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-017-0378-1.
24369 Database Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. 2019. EDDMapS: Early detection and distribution mapping system. The University of Georgia, Tifton, GA. https://www.eddmaps.org/tools/query/. Accessed on 01/27/2019.
24784 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
42431 Journal Article Colin, K.H., A.L. Plantz, T. Shelton, and R.L. Burks. 2013. Count your eggs before they invade: identifying and quantifying egg clutches of two invasive apple snail species (Pomacea). PLoS ONE 9(5):e77736. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099149.
42238 Journal Article Conner, S.L., C.M. Pomory, and P.C. Darby. 2008. Density effects of native and exotic snails on growth in juvenile apple snails Pomacea paludosa (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae): a laboratory experiment. Journal of Molluscan Studies 74(4):355-362. https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyn024.
31948 Book Chapter Cowie, R.H., K.A. Hayes, E.E. Strong, and S.C. Thiengo. 2017. Non-native apple snails: systematics, distribution, invasion history and reasons for introduction. Pages 3-32 in Joshi, R.C., Cowie, R.H., and Sebastian, L.S, eds. Biology and management of invasive apple snails. Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), Maligaya. Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija 3119, 406 pp.
31614 News Dafnis, J. 2018. Arizona officials target species of invasive snail in the lower Salt River. Cronkite News. Arizona. https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2018/07/17/applesnails/. Created on 07/17/2018. Accessed on 07/20/2018.
30025 Journal Article Davidson, A.T., and N.J. Dorn. 2017. Life history traits determine the differential vulnerability of native and invasive apple snails (Pomacea spp.) to a shared juvenile-stage predator. Aquatic Ecology 51(3):331-341. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-017-9620-9.
31116 Journal Article Deaton, L. E., W. Schmidt, B. Leblanc, J. Carter, K. Mueck, and S. Merino. 2016. Physiology of the invasive apple snail Pomacea maculata: tolerance to low temperatures. Journal of Shellfish Research 35(1):207-210. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.035.0122.
33326 Journal Article Dobbs, R.C. 2019. Limpkin, Aramus guarauna (L., 1766) (Gruiformes, Aramidae), extralimital breeding in Louisiana is associated with availability of the invasive Giant Apple Snail, Pomacea maculata Perry, 1810 (Caenogastropoda, Ampullariidae). Check List 15(3):497-507. https://doi.org/10.15560/15.3.497.
42280 Journal Article Dodd, S.R., R.S. Haynie, S.M. Williams, and S.B. Wilde. 2016. Alternate food-chain transfer of the toxin linked to avian vacuolar myelinopathy and impliations for the endangered Florida Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociobilis). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 52(2):335-344. https://doi.org/10.7589/2015-03-061.
42290 Journal Article Dorn, N.J., and M. Hafsadi. 2016. Native crayfish consume more non-native than native apple snails. Biological Invasions 18:159-167. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-015-0998-9.
39247 Journal Article Drumheller, D., M. Cook, N. Dorn. 2022. The role of direct chemical inhibition in the displacement of a native herbivore by an invasive congener. Biological Invasions 24:1739-1753. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-022-02752-3.
32125 News Dudley, P. 2018. Apple Snails and their eggs spotted in Luling neighborhood. 4WWL. New Orleans, LA. https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/apple-snails-and-their-eggs-spotted-in-luling-neighborhood/289-600224043. Created on 10/02/2018. Accessed on 10/04/2018.
25816 Database Florida Department of Environmental Protection. 2005. FL DEP P_canaliculatus dataset.
28234 Database Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 2015. Applesnail occurrences in Florida (Pomacea sp.), 1962-2015. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Created on 12/08/2015.
28791 Database Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Invasive Plant Management Section. 2017. Annual aquatic plant survey 1982-2017. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, FL. http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/invasive-plants/aquatic-plant/.
25897 Database Florida Museum of Natural History. 2013. Florida Museum of Natural History invertebrate zoology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/1517. Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/1517. Accessed on 04/09/2013.
34015 News Gibbons, B. 2020. Snails, Tilapia, Scooters Pulled From Drained San Antonio River. The Rivard Report. San Antonio, TX. https://therivardreport.com/snails-tilapia-scooters-pulled-from-drained-san-antonio-river/?fbclid=IwAR3DDWGnLSt1rrDstP8B1UfFUFU4L5yld1mI1QRA5MZDmXLa_lpqCpqCgP0. Created on 01/08/2020. Accessed on 01/10/2020.
42310 Journal Article Giglio, M.L., S. Ituarte, M.Y. Pasquevich, and H. Heras. 2016. The eggs of the apple snail Pomacea maculata are defended by indigestible polysaccharides and toxic proteins. Canadian Journal of Zoology 94(11):777-785. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2016-0049.
32245 Journal Article Gooding, E.L., A.E. Fowler, D. Knott, R.T Dillon, Jr., T. Brown, M.R. Kendrick, and P.R. Kingsley-Smith. 2018. Life History and Phenological Characteristics of the Invasive Island Apple Snail Pomacea maculata (Perry, 1810) in Stormwater Retention Ponds in Coastal South Carolina, USA. Journal of Shellfish Research 37(1):229-238. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.2983/035.037.0121.
34753 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
42307 Journal Article Gutierre, S.M.M., P.C. Darby, P.L. Valentine-Darby, D.J. Mellow, M. Therrien, and M. Watford. 2019. Contrasting patterns of Pomacea maculata establishment and dispersal in an Everglades wetland unit and a central Florida lake. Diversity 11(10):183. https://doi.org/10.3390/d11100183.
39242 Journal Article Hah, H., T. Liew, S. Rao, Y. Yow, and S. Ratnayeke. 2022. Distribution and environmental associations of invasive freshwater Pomacea snails in Peninsular Malaysia. Biological Invasions 24:189-204. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-021-02634-0.
35549 Journal Article Hayes, K. 2021. Taxonomic shortcuts lead to long delays in species discovery, delineation, and identification. Biological Invasions 23:1285-1292. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02438-8.
17852 Journal Article Hayes, K.A., R.C. Joshi, S.C. Thiengo, and R.H. Cowie. 2008. Out of South America: multiple origins of non-native apple snails in Asia. Diversity and Distributions 14(4):701-712. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2008.00483.x/full.
25114 Journal Article Hayes, K.A., R.H. Cowie, S.C. Thiengo, and E.E. Strong. 2012. Comparing apples with apples: clarifying the identities of two highly invasive Neotropical Ampullaridae (Caenogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 166(4):723-753.
33096 Journal Article Horgan, F.G., Stuart, A.M., and Kudavidanage, E.P. 2014. Impact of invasive apple snails on the functioning and services of natural and managed wetlands. Acta Oecologica:90-100.
24722 Journal Article Horn, K.C., S.D. Johnson, K.M. Boles, A. Moore, E. Siemann, and C.A. Gabler. 2008. Factors affecting hatching success of golden apple snail eggs: effects of water immersion and cannibalism. Wetlands 28(2):544-549. http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~cag5762/Horn%20et%20al%202008%20Wetlands.pdf.
14060 Book Howells, R.G. 2001. History and status of applesnail (Pomacea spp.) introductions in Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Management Data Series No. 183. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries Division, Austin, TX. http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ppd/Entomology/Snails/Applesnail.htm.
16345 Report Howells, R.G., and J.W. Smith. 2002. Status of the applesnail Pomacea canaliculata in the United States. http://pestalert.applesnail.net/conferences/icam07/country_report%20_usa.pdf.
25944 Database iNaturalist. 2024. http://www.inaturalist.org/. Accessed on 08/13/2024.
30721 Book Joshi, R.C., Cowie R.H., and Sebastian L.S. (eds). 2017. Biology and management of invasive apple snails. Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija 3119.
42438 Report Joshi, R.C., M.S. De La Cruz, and A.V. Duca. 2002. Ovicidal effect of a molluscicide on golden apple snail in the Philippines. International Rice Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6823665.
23814 Journal Article Karatayev, A.Y., L.E. Burlakova, V.A. Karatayev, and D.K. Padilla. 2009. Introduction, distribution, spread, and impacts of exotic freshwater gastropods in Texas. Hydrobiologia 619(1):181-194. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-008-9639-y.
35918 News Kemker, A. 2021. Swollen bayous in Ascension Parish marked with signs of invasive Apple Snails. WAFB9. Baton Rouge, LA. https://www.wafb.com/2021/06/23/swollen-bayous-ascension-marked-with-signs-invasive-apple-snails/. Created on 06/23/2021. Accessed on 06/29/2021.
38444 Report Kingsley-Smith, P. 2016. SCDNR Marine Resources Research Institute state report. Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel on Invasive Species.
32244 Report Kingsley-Smith, P. 2018. SCDNR Marine Resources Research Institute State Report. Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel on Invasive Species, San Antonio, TX.
42982 Report Kingsley-Smith, P. 2022. South Carolina state report (SCDNR marine resources division). South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Gulf Shores, Alabama.
28081 Report Kingsley-Smith, P., A. Fowler, E. Gooding, and D. Knott. 2015. SCDNR Marine Resources Research Institute Report to GSARP. South Carolina Marine Resource Research Institute.
38462 Report Kingsley-Smith, P., and D. Knott. 2014. SCDNR Marine Resources Research Institute report to GSARP. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
19144 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
41477 Journal Article Kyle, C.H., A.L. Plantz, T. Shelton, and R.L. Burks. 2013. Count your eggs before they invade: identifying and quantifying egg clutches of two invasive apple snail species (Pomacea). PLoS ONE 8(10):e77736. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3797708/.
34473 News Leach, C. 2020. Slimy invaders destroy cash crop. WGNO. https://wgno.com/news/louisiana/slimy-invaders-destroy-cash-crop/. Created on 07/23/2020. Accessed on 07/31/2020.
41369 Database Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. 2022. Louisiana aquatic nuisance species records. Provided by R. Bourgeois (Aquatic Invasive Species coordinator). Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Created on 11/15/2022.
29089 Report Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. 2016. Louisiana - Aquatic Invasive Species report to GSARP, April 2016. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Baton Rouge, LA.
43219 Thesis or Dissertation Lucero, J.M. 2021. Regional expansion and evaluation of potential chemical control for invasive apple snails (Pomacea maculata) in Southwest Louisiana. Unpublished M.S. thesis. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. https://repository.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6543&context=gradschool_theses.
27003 Journal Article Martin, C.W., and J.F. Valentine. 2014. Tolerance of embryos and hatchlings of the invasive apple snail Pomacea maculata to estuarine conditions. Aquatic Ecology 48:321-326. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10452-014-9486-z#page-1.
25972 Journal Article Martin, C.W., K.M. Bayha, and J.F. Valentine. 2012. Establishment of the invasive island apple snail Pomacea insularum (Gastropoda: Ampullaridae) and eradication efforts in Mobile, Alabama, USA. Gulf of Mexico Science 30(1-2):30-38.
42214 Journal Article Martin, P.R., S. Burela, M.E. Seuffert, N.E. Tamburi, and L. Saveanu. 2019. Invasive Pomacea snails: actual and potential environmental impacts
and their underlying mechanisms. CAB Reviews 14(42):1-11. https://doi.org/10.1079/PAVSNNR201914042.
32811 Journal Article Marzolf, N., C. Smith, and S. Golladay. 2019. Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) establishment following recent increase in nonnative prey availability in Lake Seminole, Georgia. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 131(1):179-184. https://doi.org/10.1676/17-26.
30867 Journal Article Marzolf, N., S. Golladay, P. McCormick, A. Covich, and S. Wilde. 2017. Inter- and intra-annual apple snail egg mass dynamics in a large southeastern US reservoir. Hydrobiologia 811(1):155-171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3475-x.
28979 Thesis or Dissertation Marzolf, N.S. 2015. Environmental limits on the dispersal of invasive Pomacea maculata in Lake Seminole. Unpublished M.S. thesis. The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
31125 Journal Article Matsukura, K., Hayes, K. A., and R. H. Cowie. 2016. Eleven microsatellite loci for two invasive freshwater apple snails, Pomacea canaliculata and P. maculata (Ampullariidae). Biological Invasions 18(12):3397-3400.
25842 Journal Article Matsukura, K., M. Okuda, N.J. Cazzaniga, T. Wada. 2013. Genetic exchange between two freshwater apple snails, Pomacea canaliculata and Pomacea maculata invading East and Southeast Asia. Biological Invasions 15:2039-2048. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-013-0431-1.
33092 Journal Article Matsukura, K., Okuda, M., Kubota, K., and Wada, T. 2008. Genetic divergence of the genus Pomacea (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae) distributed in Japan, and a simple molecular method to distinguish P. canaliculata and P. insularum. Applied Entomology and Zoology 43(4):535-540.
41577 Database McGarrity, M. 2023. Applesnail Reports. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
37018 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
38463 Report Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. 2014. Invasive sepcies activities April 2014 through August 2014. Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.
29359 Journal Article Monette, D., S. Ewe, and S.H. Markwith. 2016. Effects of the consumption behavior of adult Pomacea maculata and Pomacea paludosa on Vallisneria americana. Southeastern Naturalist 15(4):689-696.
29388 Journal Article Monette, D., S. Ewe, J.M. Dinkins, and S.H. Markwith. 2017. Interactions of exotic and native Pomacea with wetland vegetation structure in the Greater Everglades, Florida, USA. Fundamental and Applied Limnology 189(4):1-9. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312874580_Interactions_of_exotic_and_native_Pomacea_with_wetland_vegetation_structure_in_the_Greater_Everglades_Florida_USA.
19695 Journal Article Morrison, W.E., and M.E. Hay. 2011. Feeding and growth of native, invasive and non-invasive alien apple snails (Ampullariidae) in the United States: invasives eat more and grow more. Biological Invasions 13:945-955. http://www.springerlink.com/content/511320h258vj3h25/fulltext.pdf.
31007 Thesis or Dissertation Mueck, K. 2017. Physiology of the Invasive Apple Snail, Pomacea maculata (Perry, 1810), in Louisiana. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation. University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA.
42317 Journal Article Mueck, K., L.E. Deaton, A. Lee, and T.Guilbeaux. 2018. Physiology of the apple snail Pomacea maculata: aestivation and overland dispersal. The Biological Bulletin 235(1):1-61. https://doi.org/10.1086/698817.
17391 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
28296 Journal Article Oliver, H.M., J.A. Jenkins, M. Berhow, and J. Carter. 2015. A pilot study testing a natural and a synthetic molluscicide for controlling invasive apple snails (Pomacea maculata). Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology:DOI: 10.1007/s00128-015-1709-z. http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70160852.
39237 Journal Article Oosterom, M., J. Casas-Ruiz, D. Gampe, M. López-Robles, R. Ludwig, A. Núñez-Marcé, and I. Muñoz. 2019. Responses of a native and a recent invader snail to warming and dry conditions: the case of the lower Ebro River. Aquatic Ecology 53:497-508. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10452-019-09704-5.
36812 Journal Article Ostrom, A.S., and T.C. Chesnes. 2014. An Assessment of Submersion as a Mechanical Control Technique of Pomacea maculata eggs in Southern Florida, USA. Natural Resources and Conservation 2(1):6-10. https://doi.org/10.13189/nrc.2014.020102.
26723 Journal Article Pain, T. 1960. Pomacea (Ampullariidae) of the Amazon River system. Journal of Conchology 24:421-432.
34390 Journal Article Pasquevich, M.Y., and H. Heras. 2020. Apple snail egg perivitellin coloration, as a taxonomic character for invasive Pomacea maculata and P. canaliculata, determined by a simple method. Biological Invasions 22:2299-2307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02255-z(0123456789().,-volV)(0123456789().,-volV).
29992 Journal Article Perez, K.E., V.G. Gamboa, C.M. Schneider, and R.L. Burks. 2017. Resaca supports range expansion of invasive apple snails (Pomacea maculata Perry, 1810; Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae) to the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Check List 13(3):1-9. https://doi.org/10.15560/13.3.2134.
31089 Journal Article Pierre, S.M., P.F. Quintana-Ascencio, E.H. Boughton, and D.G. Jenkins. 2017. Dispersal and local environment affect the spread of an invasive apple snail (Pomacea maculata) in Florida, USA. Biological Invasions 19(9):2647-2661. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-017-1474-5.
42276 Journal Article Pinto, H.A., S.P.D. Cantanhede, S.C. Thiengo, A.L. de Melo, and M.A. Fernandez. 2015. The apple snail Pomacea maculata (Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae) as the intermediate host of Stomylotrema gratiosus (Trematoda: Stomylotrematidae) in Brazil: the first report of a mollusc host of a Stomylotrematid Trematode. American Society of Parasitologists 101(2):134-139. https://doi.org/10.1645/14-659.1.
42232 Journal Article Posch, H., A.L. Garr, and E. Reynolds. 2013. The presence of an exotic snail, Pomacea maculata, inhibits growth of juvenile Florida apple snails, Pomacea paludosa. Journal of Molluscan Studies 79(4):383 - 385. https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyt034.
43004 Journal Article Qin, Z., J. Zhang, F. Yao, J. Liu, Z. Shi, B. Zhao, and J. Guo. 2023. Niche conservatism and geographical range expansion of Pomacea canaliculata and Pomacea maculata in non-native United States and China. Biological Invasions 25:3391-3405. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-023-03100-9#Bib1.
42292 Journal Article Qvarnstrom, Y., H.S. Bishop, and A.J. da Silva. 2013. Detection of rat lungworm in intermediate, definitive, and paratenic hosts obtained from environmental sources. Hawaii Journal of Medicine & Public Health 72(6):63-69.
33149 Journal Article Rao, S.R., T.S. Liew, Y.Y. Yow, and S. Ratnayeke. 2018. Cryptic diversity: two morphologically similar species of invasive apple snail in Peninsular Malaysia. PLoS ONE 13(5):pp. 16. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196582.
16154 Journal Article Rawlings, T.A., K.A. Hayes, R.H. Cowie, and T.M. Collins. 2007. The identity, distribution, and impacts on non-native apple snails in the continental United States. BMC Evolutionary Biology 7:97. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/97.
26874 Thesis or Dissertation Robertson, S.M. 2014. Potential threats of the exotic apple snail Pomacea insularum to aquatic ecosystems in Georgia and Florida. Unpublished M.S. thesis. University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
32610 News Sayer, H. 2019. Winter Park’s Lakes Division and Keep Winter Park Beautiful worked together to clean up Lake Knowles. Orange Observer. https://www.orangeobserver.com/photo-gallery/photos-lake-knowles-exotic-snail-removal#photo-8. Created on 03/18/2019. Accessed on 03/18/2019.
34303 News Schultz, B. 2020. First instance of apple snails damaging rice crop reported. The News Star, Monroe, Louisiana. https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/money/2020/04/03/first-instance-apple-snails-damaging-rice-crop-reported/5118885002/. Created on 04/03/2020. Accessed on 04/30/2020.
42217 Journal Article Smith, C., E.H. Boughton, and S. Pierre. 2015. Pomacea maculata (Island Apple Snail) invasion in seasonal wetlands on Florida Ranchland: association with plant-community structure and aquatic-predator abundance. Southeastern Naturalist 14(3):561-576. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.014.0314.
42858 Database South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Marine Resources Research Institute. 2023. South Carolina DNR Invasive species reports Decemeber 2023. SCDNR Marine Resources Research Institute. Created on 01/08/2024. Accessed on 12/21/2023.
33458 News Talarico, L. 2019. Invasive giant snails found in Katy community. KHOU-TV. Houston, TX. https://www.khou.com/article/life/animals/invasive-giant-snails-found-in-katy-community/285-f977adce-553b-4eae-8707-162ccc10b9ca. Accessed on 07/23/2019.
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