Effects of dietary calcium on growth and oviposition of the African land snail Limicolaria flammea (Pulmonata: Achatinidae)
In an attempt to elucidate the role of calcium in the life of the edible Achatinid snail, Limicolaria flammea (Müller) I investigated short and long term effects of calcium added to the food. The short term experiments lasted for 18, 30 and 32 weeks respectively, while the long term experiment to de...
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Language: | English |
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Vicerractoría Investigación
2008-03-01
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Series: | Revista de Biología Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442008000100024 |