Distribution and habitats of Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) and M. Victoriae (Dohrn, 1865) (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Thiaridae) in South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 713-720

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

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological control; Freshwater mollusca; Geographical distribution; Habitat preferences; Melanoides tuberculata; Melanoides victoriae; South Africa; Trematoda

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DECISION TREES; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL WARMING; MOLLUSCS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WATER;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; HABITAT PREFERENCES; MELANOIDES TUBERCULATA; MELANOIDES VICTORIAE; MOLLUSCA; SOUTH AFRICA; TREMATODA;

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CONSERVATION STATUS; DATABASE; DECISION ANALYSIS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL WARMING; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; HOLOCENE; INTERMEDIATE HOST; PHYLOGENY; PLEISTOCENE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SNAIL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AUSTRALIA; INDIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

BASOMMATOPHORA; GASTROPODA; MELANOIDES; MELANOIDES TUBERCULATA; MOLLUSCA; PROSOBRANCHIA; THIARIDAE; TREMATODA;

EID: 77954229886     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v35i5.49197     Document Type: Article

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