Prehistoric aesthetics explains snail biogeography puzzle
The answer to a mystery that long has puzzled biologists may lie in prehistoric Polynesians’ penchant for pretty white shells, a research team headed by University of Michigan mollusk expert Diarmaid Ó Foighil has found.
The team’s findings, published online Sept. 12 in the British biological research journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, have implications for conservation efforts aimed at rescuing nearly-extinct Tahitian tree snails.
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