(1) Laboratoire de Zoologie et Embryologie, UA CNRS 687, Faculté des Sciences, place Maréchal Leclerc, F-25030 Besançon cedex, (France);(2) Centre Universitaire d'Héliciculture, 5 rue Ronchaux, F-25000 Besançon, (France)
Abstract:
Summary In hibernating snails an increase in temperature from 5°C to 25°C induces DNA synthesis in the gonad but not in the albumen gland and intestine. Spermatogenic multiplication augments in response to increased temperature and this is dependent upon the duration of hibernation.