The identity,distribution, and impacts of non-native apple snails in the continental United States |
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| Authors: | Timothy A Rawlings Kenneth A Hayes Robert H Cowie Timothy M Collins |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Biological Sciences, HLS Bldg, Rm. 318B, Florida International University, University Park, Miami, Florida 33199, USA;(2) Center for Conservation Research and Training, University of Hawaii, 3050 Maile Way, Gilmore 408, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA;(3) Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA;(4) Department of Biological Sciences, Cape Breton University, 1250 Grand Lake Road, PO Box 5300, Nova Scotia, B1P 6L2, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Background Since the mid 1990s populations of non-native apple snails (Ampullariidae) have been discovered with increasing frequency
in the continental United States. Given the dramatic effects that introduced apple snails have had on both natural habitats
and agricultural areas in Southeast Asia, their introduction to the mainland U.S. is cause for concern. We combine phylogenetic
analyses of mtDNA sequences with examination of introduced populations and museum collections to clarify the identities, introduced
distributions, geographical origins, and introduction histories of apple snails. |
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