Life table estimates of the invasive snail Physa acuta Draparnaud, 1805, occurring in India
The life table characteristics of the invasive snail Physa acuta were assessed in the laboratory using the individuals occurring in a newly colonised area in Burdwan, West Bengal, India. Using the changes in the shell length and the body weight of the snails as surrogate, the population growth of th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2017-03-01
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Series: | Ekológia (Bratislava) |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/eko-2017-0006 |