Melody
Mar 19th 2008, 09:29 PM
There is a handly little Java Applet that you can use to guess what colour your P. Bridgesii Applesnails will be if you know what colour the parents are. The ranges are broad and chances are you won't see all of the colours listed in your clutch, but it will give you an idea.
Snail Colour Cross Applet (http://www.angelfire.com/va/myevolution/snails/applet/color_cross.htm)
You can also download a Simple Mendelian Trait Calculator (http://engr.smu.edu/~dquick/SMT_Calculator_1-2.zip) to figure out snail colours or use it to calculate simple traits in other creatures.
Not sure what the colour names mean in terms of what it looks like? Have a look at the Colors In Pomacea Bridgesii (http://engr.smu.edu/~dquick/snails/bridgesii_colors.htm) page. A chart describes each colour and most have pictures.
There is also more than two colours of Marisas, which you can check out here (http://engr.smu.edu/~dquick/snails/marisa_colors.htm).
Have fun!
Snail Colour Cross Applet (http://www.angelfire.com/va/myevolution/snails/applet/color_cross.htm)
You can also download a Simple Mendelian Trait Calculator (http://engr.smu.edu/~dquick/SMT_Calculator_1-2.zip) to figure out snail colours or use it to calculate simple traits in other creatures.
Not sure what the colour names mean in terms of what it looks like? Have a look at the Colors In Pomacea Bridgesii (http://engr.smu.edu/~dquick/snails/bridgesii_colors.htm) page. A chart describes each colour and most have pictures.
There is also more than two colours of Marisas, which you can check out here (http://engr.smu.edu/~dquick/snails/marisa_colors.htm).
Have fun!