Competitive displacement of Biomphalaria glabrata by B. straminea

Data on the interaction between populations of closely related species of Biomphalaria, B. glabrata and B. straminea, are presented in the current paper. Laboratory and field observations and experiments have shown that B. straminea has competitive advantages over B. glabrata.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frederico S. Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1987-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761987000800024