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The Sixth Mass Extinction: fact, fiction or speculation? by Cowie, Robert H., Bouchet, Philippe, Fontaine, Benoît

“…ABSTRACT There have been five Mass Extinction events in the history of Earth's biodiversity, all caused by dramatic but natural phenomena. It has been claimed…”
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Evolution and Extinction of Land Snails on Oceanic Islands by Chiba, Satoshi, Cowie, Robert H

“…Nonmarine molluscs are the major animal group with the greatest number of recorded extinctions due to anthropogenic impacts, and that number is certainly a…”
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Neuroangiostrongyliasis: Rat Lungworm Invades Europe by Paredes-Esquivel, Claudia, Foronda, Pilar, Dunavan, Claire Panosian, H Cowie, Robert

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Mass extinction in poorly known taxa by Régnier, Claire, Achaz, Guillaume, Lambert, Amaury, Cowie, Robert H., Bouchet, Philippe, Fontaine, Benoît

“…Significance Since the 1980s, many biologists have concluded that the earth is in the midst of a massive biodiversity extinction crisis caused by human…”
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Diverse gastropod hosts of Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, globally and with a focus on the Hawaiian Islands by Kim, Jaynee R, Hayes, Kenneth A, Yeung, Norine W, Cowie, Robert H

“…Eosinophilic meningitis caused by the parasitic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis is an emerging infectious disease with recent outbreaks primarily in…”
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Paratenic hosts of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and their relation to human neuroangiostrongyliasis globally by Turck, Helena C., Fox, Mark T., Cowie, Robert H.

“…The nematode parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) has a complex life cycle involving rats (definitive hosts) and gastropods (intermediate…”
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Molecular biogeography and diversification of the endemic terrestrial fauna of the Hawaiian Islands by Cowie, Robert H, Holland, Brenden S

“…spiders,…”
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The identity, distribution, and impacts of non-native apple snails in the continental United States by Rawlings, Timothy A, Hayes, Kenneth A, Cowie, Robert H, Collins, Timothy M

“…Since the mid 1990s populations of non-native apple snails (Ampullariidae) have been discovered with increasing frequency in the continental United States…”
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Macro-invertebrates accelerate litter decomposition and nutrient release in a Hawaiian rainforest by Meyer, Wallace M., Ostertag, Rebecca, Cowie, Robert H.

“…Macro-invertebrates (>2 mm in size) can play a key role in litter decomposition by influencing litter chemistry and other components of the decomposer…”
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Invasive traits of veronicellid slugs in the Hawaiian Islands and temperature response suggesting possible range shifts under a changing climate by Sommer, Rachel M, Cowie, Robert H

“…Abstract Understanding life history traits is important for assessing potential invasiveness, particularly in the context of the future spread of invasive…”
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Extinction in a hyperdiverse endemic Hawaiian land snail family and implications for the underestimation of invertebrate extinction by Régnier, Claire, Bouchet, Philippe, Hayes, Kenneth A, Yeung, Norine W, Christensen, Carl C, Chung, Daniel J. D, Fontaine, Benoît, Cowie, Robert H

“…The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List includes 832 species listed as extinct since 1600, a minuscule fraction of total…”
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global phylogeny of apple snails: Gondwanan origin, generic relationships, and the influence of outgroup choice (Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae) by HAYES, KENNETH A, COWIE, ROBERT H, THIENGO, SILVANA C

“…Apple snails (Ampullariidae) are a diverse family of pantropical freshwater snails and an important evolutionary link to the common ancestor of the largest…”
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Stressed snails release Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) larvae in their slime by Rollins, Randi L., Medeiros, Matthew C.I., Cowie, Robert H.

“…This study investigated the influence of stress on release of Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae from a snail host, Parmarion martensi. We subjected 140…”
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Biological Control of Pest Non-Marine Molluscs: A Pacific Perspective on Risks to Non-Target Organisms by Christensen, Carl C., Cowie, Robert H., Yeung, Norine W., Hayes, Kenneth A.

“…Classic biological control of pest non-marine molluscs has a long history of disastrous outcomes, and despite claims to the contrary, few advances have been…”
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Illustrated catalogue of types of Ampullariidae Gray, 1824 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the National Zoological Collection of the Zoological Survey of India, with lectotype designations by Tripathy, Basudev, Sajan, Sheikh, Cowie, Robert H.

“…Malacological research in India has a long and productive history going back to the early 19 th century, initially promoted by the Asiatic Society of Bengal…”
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Correction: Diverse Gastropod Hosts of Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the Rat Lungworm, Globally and with a Focus on the Hawaiian Islands by Kim, Jaynee R, Hayes, Kenneth A, Yeung, Norine W, Cowie, Robert H

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094969.]…”
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The discovery of historically extinct, but hitherto undescribed, species: an under-appreciated element in extinction-rate assessments by Hawksworth, David L., Cowie, Robert H.

“…Estimates of the numbers of species that have become extinct during historic times may need to be reconsidered in view of issues that may not factor highly in…”
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geographic mosaic of passive dispersal: population structure in the endemic Hawaiian amber snail Succinea caduca (Mighels, 1845) by HOLLAND, BRENDEN S, COWIE, ROBERT H

“…We used 276 cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI, 645 bp) and a subset of 84 16S large ribosomal subunit (16S, 451 bp) sequences to evaluate geographic patterns…”
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis: Agent of a Sometimes Fatal Globally Emerging Infectious Disease (Rat Lungworm Disease) by Cowie, Robert H

“…Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is a dangerous invasive species that is the agent of a potentially fatal globally emerging infectious disease…”
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Neuroangiostrongyliasis: Global Spread of an Emerging Tropical Disease by Cowie, Robert H, Ansdell, Vernon, Panosian Dunavan, Claire, Rollins, Randi L

“…Neuroangiostrongyliasis (NAS) is an emerging parasitic disease caused by the neurotropic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Since it was first discovered,…”
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