Biomphalaria prona (Gastropoda: Planorbidae): a morphological and biochemical study

Two samples of Biomphalaria prona (Martens, 1873) from Lake Valencia (type locality) and seven from other Venezuelan localities were studied morphologically (shell and reproductive system) and biochemically (allozyme electrophoresis). In spite of marked differences in shell characters, all of them p...

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Main Authors: W. Lobato Paraense, J. P. Pointier, B. Delay, A. F. Pernot, R. N. Incani, C. Balzan, P. Chrosciechowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1992-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000200001