Freshwater Snails Of Africa And Their Medical Importance

by David S Brown

Overview

The first half of this book is primarily a systematic survey of the snails, beginning with glossaries, keys for identification to genera and a checklist of species. This is followed by a synopsis of species, with brief notes on ecology, distribution and parasites. Relationships are then described between snails and schistosomes and with other paras

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040197301
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	05/26/1994
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	608
File size:	28 MB
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About the Author

David S Brown

Table of Contents

Systematic synopsis - introduction, glossary, identification keys; systematic synopsis - prosbranchs and pulmonates; snails and schistosomes; other snail-transmitted parasitic infections; the biology of bulinus; snail control; local snail faunas; chemical and physical factors; life cycles and populations; regions, lakes and rivers - biography.