Predation on eggs of the apple snail Pomacea canaliculata (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae) by the fire ant Solenopsis geminata

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 275-279

  Yusa, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR KYUSHU OKINAWA REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; EGG PREDATION; PADDY FIELD; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SNAIL;

PHILIPPINES;

AMPULLARIIDAE; FABRICIUS; FORMICIDAE; GASTROPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; POMACEA; POMACEA CANALICULATA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA;

EID: 0034824011     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/67.3.275     Document Type: Article

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