Article Tag: Haemolymph

EFFECT OF SITE OF COLLECTION AND LIVEWEIGHT ON HEMOLYMPH VOLUME AND SURVIVAL OF ARCHACHATINA MARGINATA

A study was conducted on the development of methodologies for lethal and non-lethal hemolymph collection in the giant African land snail (Archachatina marginata).

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EFFECTS OF STARVATION ON MINERAL CONTENT OF HAEMOLYMPH AND PROXIMATE AND LIPID PROFILE OF FOOT MUSCLE OF GIANT AFRICAN LAND SNAIL, ARCHACHATINA MARGINATA

Unfavourable environmental conditions such as extreme dryness expose snails to acute starvation. This study investigated the effects of starvation on the mineral profile of the haemolymph and lipid profile of foot muscle in the giant African land snail, Archachatina marginata.

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