New field observations on the competitive displacement between two species of planorbid snails inhabiting Northeastern Brasil

Observations reported in the present paper have shown that Biomphalaria glabrata is being gradually displaced by B. straminea in coastal areas of two counties on the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, confirming former observations made in the same region.<br>Observações apresentadas neste trabalho...

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Main Authors: F. S. Barbosa, D. P. Pereira da Costa, F. Arruda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1981-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761981000400004