Comparative study of the fecundity and fertility of Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818) and Biomphalaria straminea (Dunker, 1848) in a laboratory through self-fertilization and cross-fertilization Estudo comparativo da fecundidade e fertilidade de Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818) e Biomphalaria straminea (Dunker, 1848) em laboratório por autofecundação e fecundação cruzada

The aim of this study was to compare the fecundity and fertility of B. glabrata and B. straminea by cross- and self-fertilization. To attain this objective, laboratory-raised strains of B. glabrata and B. straminea were used. The former originated from natural breeding grounds in the municipality Pa...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors:	Marta Julia F.S. Costa, Carlos Eduardo Grault, Ulisses E.C. Confalonieri
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2004-06-01
Subjects:	Biomphalaria straminea Biomphalaria glabrata Cross-fertilization Self-fertilization
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652004000300007