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IN spite of evidence that individual differences among animals are important in the regulation of population size1–3, ecologists usually only consider differences of sex and age. This article describes some differences between adult members of a land snail (Helix pomatia) population which seem to be important for the natural regulation of their numbers.
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ŁOMNICKI, A. Individual Differences among Adult Members of a Snail Population. Nature 223, 1073–1074 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2231073a0
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