The allocation of energy for reproductive success in Cornu aspersum before and after hibernation.
Résumé
120 newly hatched snails of the species Cornu aspersum were reared on three diets of increasing energy value: 2200 kcal/kg = E- diet, 2300 kcal/kg = E diet, 2400 kcal/kg = E+ diet. When snails became adult, the BH subsample was allowed to mate and lay eggs once maturity was achieved...