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ArticleJournal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology2025

The cold tolerance of the terrestrial slug, Ambigolimax valentianus.

Lauren T Gill, Hiroko Udaka, Katie E Marshall

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Article in Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors.

Lauren T GillDepartment of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7164-3298
Hiroko UdakaDivision of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3098-6387
Katie E MarshallDepartment of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. kmarshall@zoology.ubc.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6991-4957

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Terrestrial molluscs living in temperate and polar environments must contend with cold winter temperatures. However, the physiological mechanisms underlying the survival of terrestrial molluscs in cold environments and the strategies employed by them are poorly understood. Here we investigated the cold tolerance of Ambigolimax valentianus, an invasive, terrestrial slug that has established populations in Japan, Canada, and Europe. To do this, we acclimated A. valentianus to different environmental conditions (differing day lengths and temperatures), then exposed them to sub-zero temperatures and measured overall survival. Then, we measured low molecular weight metabolites using

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AcclimatizationCold TemperatureGastropodaAnimalsSeasonsCold toleranceFreeze toleranceInvertebrateTerrestrial slug

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