Rheotaxis of Biomphalaria glabrata on vertical substrates and its role in the recolonization of habitats treated with molluscicides

The authors observed specimens of Biomphalaria glabrata climbing up the vertical wall of a ditch against the current. The snails that showed this behavior during application of a molluscicide in the breeding site survived and probably played a role in repopulation, which was observed three months la...

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Auteurs principaux:	P. Jurberg, C. L. P. A. Coelho da Silva, M. G. M. Barreto, M. S. Soares
Format:	Artigo
Langue:	Inglês
Publié:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1988-06-01
Collection:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Sujets:	Biomphalaria glabrata esquistossomose moluscicida reotaxia comportamento e controle schistosomiasis molluscicide rheotaxis behavior and control
Accès en ligne:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761988000200004
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