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ArticleBiology2025

Mucus Trail Proteins May Infer Reproductive Readiness for Land Snails.

Kate R Ballard, Tomer Ventura, Tianfang Wang, Abigail Elizur, Scott F Cummins

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Article in Biology, 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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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kate R BallardCentre for Bioinnovation, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, Australia.
Tomer VenturaCentre for Bioinnovation, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0777-2367
Tianfang WangCentre for Bioinnovation, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4876-7767
Abigail ElizurCentre for Bioinnovation, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2960-302X
Scott F CumminsCentre for Bioinnovation, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1454-2076

Funding

Grains Research and Development Corporation USU1903-001RSX
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucus trails are defining features of the class Gastropoda, which includes snails and slugs. While several studies have shown that mucus trails are followed by conspecifics, the detectable elements in the mucus have not been clearly identified. This is particularly relevant during periods of reproduction, whereby conspecific cues are critical for mate finding. A better understanding of the mucus' molecular components, including proteins differentially represented between the reproductive and non-reproductive stages, could aid the development of novel eco-friendly biocontrol approaches. In this study, we investigated the mucus trails of the globally invasive land snail

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gene expressioninvasive land snailpestreproductionRNA-seq

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PMID40136550
PMCPMC11940790

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