Cercariae (Digenea: Strigeidae, Diplostomidae) in Biomphalaria straminea (Planorbidae) from a rice field in Northeastern Argentina [PDF]
The rice fields can provide habitats for many species of aquatic invertebrates, as insects, molluscs, crustaceans; and vertebrates, as fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds, which may act as hosts in the life cycles of digenean parasites. In this context,
Fernández, María Virginia+1 more
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Dieta de Pomacea canaliculata (gastropoda: ampullariidae) en su hábitat natural basada en análisis de contenidos digestivos e isótopos estables [PDF]
Pomacea canaliculata es una especie nativa de la Cuenca del Río de la Plata, actualmente considerada invasora en el Sur y Este de Asia donde fue introducida con fines comerciales y se ha convertido en la principal plaga de los cultivos de arroz de la ...
Ferreira, Ana Clara+3 more
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Giant Freshwater Prawn is one of the freshwater commodity which have an economy value where Nilem carp has also potentially to be cultured to produce fingerling size as a “baby fish”.
Setiadi Eri, Taufik Imam
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The distribution of pond snail communities across a landscape: separating out the influence of spatial position from local habitat quality for ponds in south-east Northumberland, UK [PDF]
Ponds support a rich biodiversity because the heterogeneity of individual ponds creates, at the landscape scale, a diversity of habitats for wildlife. The distribution of pond animals and plants will be influenced by both the local conditions within a ...
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Gastropod species found in birds' nests from Argentina [PDF]
Los nidos de aves son ejemplos de hábitats ocupados por un conjunto de invertebrados, como insectos, arañas, pseudoescorpiones, etc. Por primera vez se presenta una lista de gasterópodos encontrados en nidos aviarios de la Argentina.
Di Iorio, Osvaldo Rubén+2 more
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Wild record of an apple snail in the Waikato River, Hamilton, New Zealand and their incidence in freshwater aquaria [PDF]
We report the discovery of a single specimen of a live apple snail Pomacea diffusa Blume 1957 (Ampullariidae: Prosobranchia), from the Waikato River, Hamilton city, central North Island, New Zealand. This species, along with the congeneric P.
Collier, Kevin J.+3 more
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Chemical Composition of the Eggs of the Freshwater Turtle Phrynops hilarii (Chelidae: Testudines) [PDF]
At oviposition, amniote eggs contain all the nutrients required for complete neonate tissue development. For reptiles and birds, the egg yolk is the main embryonic energy source and is composed predominantly of proteins and lipids, while also providing ...
Bernardi, Cecilia Gabriela+3 more
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Many snail species act as intermediate hosts of helminths that transmit diseases to humans and animals, such as schistosomiasis and angiostrongyliasis.
Tassiana Pereira Tomaz+4 more
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Selección de presas por el caracolero (Rostrhamus sociabilis) en cuerpos de agua permanentes y temporarios del centro de Argentina. [PDF]
– En este estudio se analizó el patrón de selección de presas del caracolero (Rostrhamus sociabilis) sobre el caracol de agua dulce Pomacea canaliculata en la provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Kittlein, Marcelo Javier+1 more
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Combined stable isotope and gut contents analysis of food webs in plant-dominated, shallow lakes [PDF]
1. To determine feeding links between primary producers, invertebrates and fish, stable isotope analyses and gut content analyses of fish were conducted on the components of four shallow, eutrophic to hypertrophic, plant-dominated lakes. 2.
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