Effect of temperature changes on the cercarial-shedding rate of two trematodes

ABSTRACT Since temperature is a key condition in the initiation of cercarial emergence, the objective of the work reported here was to evaluate the effect of that variable on the shedding of two morphologic and taxonomic types of cercariae. Bioassays were accordingly performed with snails naturally...

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Main Authors: Cecilia L. Achiorno, Sergio R. Martorelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2016-01-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212016000100220&lng=en&tlng=en