Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Jan 1987)

Competitive displacement of Biomphalaria glabrata by B. straminea

  • Frederico S. Barbosa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/s0074-02761987000800024
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 82
pp. 139 – 141

Abstract

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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.