International Journal on Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2022 Golden apple snails, apple snails, and freshwater snails are mollusks found in shallow waters with mud on the bottom, such as rice fields, swamps, and riverbanks. Snail has a high protein content of 14%-19%, but its utilization is still limited.
Dwi Ernawati, Dedin Finatsiyatull Rosida
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Bisphenol A induces superfeminization in the Ramshorn snail Marisa cornuarietis (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) at environmentally relevant concentrations [PDF]
, 2007 Previous investigations have shown that bisphenol A (BPA) induces a superfeminization syndrome in the freshwater snail Marisa cornuarietis at concentrations as low as 1 μg/L.
Bachmann, Jean +6 more
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Croatian Journal of FisheriesCalcium content of water is of fundamental importance for freshwater snails since it is correlated with growth rates, egg fertility and fecundity. In this study, calcium uptake from the external medium (tap water) in two groups of freshwater snail ...
Mažuran Neda, Kovačević Goran
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Different patterns of uptake and depuration of cadmium by periphyton community and a grazer species (Physa sp.): A mesocosm evalution [PDF]
, 2007 Widespread pollution by heavy metals generated by various industries has serious adverse effects on human health and the environment. Cadmium is a heavy metal recognised as one of the most hazardous environmental pollutants. It is a non-essential and non-
Nezhad, Masoumeh Esmaeili +2 more
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Prevalence of Cercariae Infection in Snails From the Lymnaeidae and Physidae Families in Aquatic Regions of Guilan Province, Northern Iran, and the Effect of Some Physicochemical Parameters of Water on Snail Abundance and Infection Rate [PDF]
مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گیلانBackground: Some freshwater snails are as intermediate hosts of human and animal parasitic trematode. Study on freshwater snails’ fauna and cercariae infection play important role to detect sources of infection.
armin ali golzadeh kenarsari +3 more
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Měkkýši Hostýnských vrchů [PDF]
Malacologica Bohemoslovaca, 2018 This study deals with the molluscan fauna of the Hostýnské vrchy Hills (Central Moravia, Czech Republic). The main goal was to make a systematic inventory of the molluscan fauna in this area.
Tomáš Čejka +15 more
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Sokoto Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 2021 The research on population dynamics, ecology and infection rate in freshwater snails was carried out in Kiri dam and Shelleng water bodies. Point A- Shelleng on GPS location N 9°54'17.78688” (Latitude) E 11°57'10.30284” (Longitude) and point B and
Na'acha, F.E. * , Naphtali, S.R. , Chessed, G. and Nassai, I.
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The snail-killing flies of Alaska (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) [PDF]
, 1999 Information is given on the geographic distribution, habitat preferences, larval foods, and immature stages for 57 species of 9 genera of Sciomyzidae known to occur in Alaska. An illustrated key to adults is included.
Foote, B. A. +2 more
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Study and implementation of urogenital schistosomiasis elimination in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba islands) using an integrated multidisciplinary approach [PDF]
, 2012 : BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection that continues to be a major public health problem in many developing countries being responsible for an estimated burden of at least 1.4 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in Africa ...
Albonico, M. +12 more
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Terrestrial molluscs of Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, and its status as an "oceanic" island [PDF]
, 2010 Pemba is thought to have had a longer and/or stronger history of isolation than its better-known counterpart, Unguja. The extent to which the biota support this hypothesis of greater oceanicity have been debated.
Ngereza, Christine +2 more
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