Exploitation of reproductive barriers between Macrobrachium species for responsible aquaculture and biocontrol of schistosomiasis in West Africa
Macrobrachium prawns are voracious predators of the freshwater snails that host the flatworms responsible for bilharzia (schistosomiasis), a health burden in many African countries. A novel strategy to decrease the disease in Africa involves the use of prawns as biocontrol agents of the snails. Alth...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Inter-Research
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Aquaculture Environment Interactions |
| Online Access: | https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/aei/v10/p487-499/ |