Restricted genetic variation in populations of Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica outside of East Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands points to the Indian Ocean Islands as the earliest known common source.

The Giant African Land Snail, Achatina ( =  Lissachatina) fulica Bowdich, 1822, is a tropical crop pest species with a widespread distribution across East Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Pacific, the Caribbean, and North and South America. Its current distribution is attributed...

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Main Authors: Ian Kendrich C Fontanilla, Inna Mikaella P Sta Maria, James Rainier M Garcia, Hemant Ghate, Fred Naggs, Christopher M Wade
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/9d42d5eeb6494e52b520fe18b8f25979
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