Predator avoidance in Bulinus globosus (morelet, 1866) and B. tropicus (Krauss, 1848) (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) exposed to predatory and non-predatory fish

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 353-358

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

^a De Beers Research Laboratory Chiredzi   (Zimbabwe)

^b Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^c DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DISEASE VECTOR; FISH; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL;

BASOMMATOPHORA; BULINUS; BULINUS GLOBOSUS; BULINUS TROPICUS; CICHLIDAE; GASTROPODA; PLANORBIDAE; SARGOCHROMIS CODRINGTONII; SCHISTOSOMA; TILAPIA; TILAPIA RENDALLI;

EID: 5044234503     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/70.4.353     Document Type: Article

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