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Climate change gets the jump on snails
ABC News
14 January 2014
It's been an escape technique for humpbacked conch snails for thousands of years - a flicking foot that is triggered when they smell predators.
But ocean acidification may put a hitch in the getaway of the snails with James Cook University researchers finding that the snails' jumping response is compromised as CO2 levels in the water rise. Read more
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