THE INFLUENCE OF HUMIDITY, PHOTOPERIOD, AND TEMPERATURE ON THE DORMANCY AND ACTIVITY OF HELIX LUCORUM L. (GASTROPODA, PULMONATA)
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Molluscan Studies
- Vol. 52 (3) , 180-189
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/52.3.180
Abstract
The dormancy of Helix lucorum from N. Greece is controlled primarily by low humidity. Photoperiod and temperature have no direct effect, except in the anomalous combination of long cool days or short hot days. Adults hibernate more readily than juveniles. The duration of hibernation (before rejection of the calcareous epiphragm) is only slightly shorter at high temperatures.Keywords
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