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Invasion of the egg masses of the mollusc Bulinus (Physopsis) globosus, by larval chironomids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

G. Pringle
G. Pringle
Affiliation:
East African Institute of Malaria and Vector Borne Diseases, Amani, Tanganyika
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1. It has been observed that the larvae of four species of chironomid midges invade and destroy the contents of the egg masses of Bulinus (Physopsis) globosus in Amani lake, Tanganyika.

2. There was no indication that this type of predation exercised any restraint on the density of adult snails.

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 50 , Issue 3-4 , November 1960 , pp. 497 - 499
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1960

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