The effect of isolation on reproduction and growth of Pseudosuccinea columella (Pulmonata: Lymnaeidae): a snail-conditioned water experiment
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 97(6): 869-870, Sept. 2002. graf
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in English
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ABSTRACT
A snail-conditioned water experiment was conducted in Pseudosuccinea columella to test the possible role of a chemical interaction between snails on the diminished growth and fecundity rates found for snails raised in pairs compared to those raised in complete isolation. The results permit to discard the hypothesis of an inhibition of growth and reproduction between snails due to factors released into the water
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Main subject:
Water
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Lymnaea
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2002
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cuba
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto Pedro Kourí/CU