FEEDING HABITAT OF THE UNDERSTORY ARBOREAL SNAIL TIKOCONUS COSTARRICANUS (STYLOMMATOPHORA: EUCONULIDAE) IN A TROPICAL MONTANE WET FOREST, COSTA RICA

Introduction: The feeding habitats of land snails are essential for their survival.Some are little known, for example the upper surface of leaves, habitat of tropical arboreal and shrub snails.Objective: To analyze the feeding behavior and preferences in the feeding habitat of the tropical snail Tikoconus costarricanus.Methods: In a humid montane t

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