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Hairy snail Trochulus hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) in flight – a note on avian dispersal of snails
 
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Museum of Natural History, Wrocław University, Poland
 
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Department of Animal Physiology and Biostructure, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
 
 
Submission date: 2012-10-11
 
 
Final revision date: 2013-02-02
 
 
Acceptance date: 2013-02-18
 
 
Publication date: 2013-05-01
 
 
Folia Malacol. 2013;21(2):111-112
 
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A specimen of hairy snail Trochulus hispidus L. was found in the plumage of a great tit, Parus major, wintering in SW Poland. This passerine is the smallest bird species recorded carrying a gastropod.
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