Impact of Sargochromis codringtonii (Teleostei: Cichlidae) on pulmonate snails in irrigation ponds in Zimbabwe

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-200

  Chimbari, Moses J ^a   Makoni, Paul ^b   Madsen, Henry ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Zimbabwe)

^b MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Zimbabwe)

^c DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biocontrol methods; Molluscicides; Pulmonate snails; Sargochromis codringtonii; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

CICHLIDAE; GASTROPODA; SARGOCHROMIS CODRINGTONII; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 36348999242     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAS.2007.32.2.12.262     Document Type: Article

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