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Journal of Freshwater Ecology Volume 26, 2011 - Issue 1
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Crush-resistance of soft-sediment gastropods of Lake Malaŵi: implications for prey selection by Molluscivorous fishes

B.N. Evers Mandahl-Barth Research Centre for Biodiversity and Health in Developing Countries, DBL-Centre for Health Research and Development, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Jaegersborg Allé 1 D, 2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark
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H. Madsen Mandahl-Barth Research Centre for Biodiversity and Health in Developing Countries, DBL-Centre for Health Research and Development, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Jaegersborg Allé 1 D, 2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark
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J.R. Stauffer Jr School of Forest Resources, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, Pennsylvania, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 85-90 | Received 19 Jul 2010, Accepted 01 Sep 2010, Published online: 18 Mar 2011

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Table 1. Characteristics of the three snail species investigated.

Figure 1. CVI of B. nyassanus, B. globosus, and M. tuberculata in relation to shell height.

Figure 1. CVI of B. nyassanus, B. globosus, and M. tuberculata in relation to shell height.

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