FLYING SNAILS—HOW FAR CAN TRUNCATELLINA (PULMONATA: VERTIGINIDAE) BE BLOWN OVER THE SEA?

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With populations of land snails of very small size like Vertiginidae, questions have arisen as to whether populations of relatively distant islands in archipelagos are really isolated from each other. Apart from other flight agencies, airborne transport of loose specimens is not improbable in stormy weather conditions. Currently, mechanisms of wind-borne transport of sand particles over short and long distances have been intensively studied. The results are available in the literature on sediments, allowing the calculation of probable flight distances for particles in suspension.

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