Biological Notes on Marisa cornuarietis, A Predator of Australorbis glabratus, The Snail Intermediate Host Of Schistosomiasis in Puerto Rico
- 1 November 1958
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 7 (6), 640-642
- https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1958.7.640
Abstract
Summary The omnivorous and voracious habits of the large ampullarid snail Marisa cornuarietis are the basis of its predation and competitive action against Australorbis glabratus in Puerto Rico. Field observations have been made on the biology of Marisa in comparison with that of the schistosome vectorial species.Keywords
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- Potential for Biological Control of Australorbis Glabratus, the Intermediate Host of Puerto Rican SchistosomiasisThe American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1958