Oral shelling of Bulinus spp. (Mollusca: Planorbidae) by the Lake Malawi cichlid, Metriaclima lanisticola (Pisces: Cichlidae)

TY - JOUR

T1 - Oral shelling of Bulinus spp. (Mollusca: Planorbidae) by the Lake Malawi cichlid, Metriaclima lanisticola (Pisces: Cichlidae)

AU - Lundeba, Mary

AU - Likongwe, Jeremy S.

AU - Madsen, Henry

AU - Stauffer Jr., Jay R.

PY - 2011/12

Y1 - 2011/12

N2 - Metriaclima lanisticola (a native cichlid of Lake Malaŵi) was studied under laboratory conditions to evaluate its potential as an agent for the biological control of schistosome intermediate host snails (i.e., Bulinus globosus, Bulinus nyassanus, and Bulinus tropicus). Crushing resistance of the three snail species was evaluated. M. lanisticola orally shelled snails of all species. Although there was no preference among species, fish preferred small to large snails. Crushing resistance of snails revealed that B. nyassanus had the highest resistance.

AB - Metriaclima lanisticola (a native cichlid of Lake Malaŵi) was studied under laboratory conditions to evaluate its potential as an agent for the biological control of schistosome intermediate host snails (i.e., Bulinus globosus, Bulinus nyassanus, and Bulinus tropicus). Crushing resistance of the three snail species was evaluated. M. lanisticola orally shelled snails of all species. Although there was no preference among species, fish preferred small to large snails. Crushing resistance of snails revealed that B. nyassanus had the highest resistance.

KW - Former LIFE faculty

KW - Bulinus spp.

KW - Lake Malawi

KW - oral shelling

U2 - 10.1080/02705060.2011.584714

DO - 10.1080/02705060.2011.584714

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0270-5060

VL - 26

SP - 593

EP - 597

JO - Journal of Freshwater Ecology

JF - Journal of Freshwater Ecology

IS - 4

ER -