Distribution and habitats of Bulinus depressus and possible role as intermediate host of economically important helminth parasites in South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 491-496

  De Kock, K N ^a   Wolmarans, C T ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bulinus depressus; Geographical distribution; Habitat preferences; Schistosoma margrebowiei

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RAIN; RIVERS; WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

BULINUS DEPRESSUS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT PREFERENCES; SCHISTOSOMA MARGREBOWIEI;

OCEAN HABITATS;

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT SELECTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; SNAIL;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; BASOMMATOPHORA; BOS TAURUS; BULINUS; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MARGREBOWIEI; VERMES;

EID: 26444472790     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 03784738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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