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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 64, 1970 - Issue 3
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Observations on some factors affecting the growth rate and fecundity of Biomphalaria glabrata (Say)

R. F. Sturrock From the Research and Control Department, St. Lucia, West Indies
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B. M. Sturrock From the Research and Control Department, St. Lucia, West Indies
Pages 349-355 | Received 23 Jan 1970, Published online: 15 Mar 2016

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