The burrowing behaviour of Bulinus nyassanus, intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium, in Lake Malaŵi

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-116

  Madsen, H ^a   Stauffer, J R ^b  

^a DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anti predator behaviour; diurnal behaviour; fish predation; sediment

Indexed keywords

BULINUS; BULINUS NYASSANUS; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 84859629059     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2012.666383     Document Type: Article

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