Comparative study of the physiological adaptations of the land snails of the genus Codringtonia Kobelt 1898

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Unit:
Τομέας Φυσιολογίας Ζώων και Ανθρώπου
Library of the School of Science
Deposit date:
2013-07-20
Year:
2013
Author:
Κοτσακιόζη Παναγιώτα
Dissertation committee:
Ευστράτιος Βαλάκος Αναπλ. Καθηγ. ΕΚΠΑ (Επιβλέπων), Μωυσής Μυλωνάς Καθηγητής Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης, Σπύρος Ευθυμιόπουλος Αναπλ. Καθηγητής ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Συγκριτική μελέτη φυσιολογικών προσαρμογών στα χερσαία σαλιγκάρια του γένους Codringtonia Kobelt 1898
Languages:
Greek
Translated title:
Comparative study of the physiological adaptations of the land snails of the genus Codringtonia Kobelt 1898
Summary:
The genus Codringtonia (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) consists of eight species that
are registered in the red list of endangered animals as vulnerable.
Codringtonia species are distributed mainly in Greece and exhibit a mosaic
distributional pattern. The genus’ endemism, its mosaic distributional pattern,
the small spatial scale of its differentiation and its unusual life cycle, turn
the genus Codringtonia into one of the most interesting genera of terrestrial
gastropods in Greece. From where, when, how and with what adaptations was its
current distribution formed? Are there historical or ecological causes that led
to this diversification? How did species diversify at the morphological and
physiological level in space and time? These are some of the issues that this
Thesis is concerned with. Through a comparative framework, that contained all
Codringtonia species I tried to address some of these concerns. This study is a
comparative study of the physiological adaptations and the morphological
evolution of the shell and this is the first comparative study conducted in
this least studied region of Greece. Therefore, it sets a basis for similar
studies that will follow regarding other groups of organisms.
Keywords:
Biogeography, Climate, Heat shock proteins, Molecular phylogeny, Shell morphology
Index:
No
Number of index pages:
0
Contains images:
Yes
Number of references:
256
Number of pages:
315
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