Ecology of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Lake Albert, Western Uganda: snail distributions, infection with schistosomes and temporal associations with environmental dynamics

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  2006

• Venue

  Hydrobiologia

• Publication date

  2006-06-20

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s10750-006-0224-y
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