First record of the invasive land snail Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica (Bowdich, 1822) (Gastropoda: Achatinidae), vector of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae), in Havana, Cuba

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Molluscan Research

• Publication date

  2015-04-03

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1080/13235818.2014.977837
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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