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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Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1988-06-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761988000200004 |