Neotricula aperta (Gastropoda: Pomatiopsidae), the intermediate host of Schistosoma mekongi: Allozyme variation and relationships between Khmer, Lao, and Thai populations

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 246, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 309-324

  Attwood, S W ^a,b   Kitikoon, V ^a   Southgate, V R ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allozyme variation; Gastropoda; Neotricula aperta; Schistosoma mekongi; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

NEOTRICULA APERTA; SCHISTOSOMA MEKONGI;

EID: 0032444994     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836998009935     Document Type: Article

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