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Effect of temperature on growth, survival and reproduction of Bulinus nyassanus (Smith, 1877) (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Lake Malawi

Godfrey K. KubirizajournalDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
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Henry MadsenMandahl Barth Research Centre for Biodiversity and Health, DBL Centre for Health Research and Development, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 57, 1871Frederiksberg C, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jeremy S. LikongweAquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Bunda College of Agriculture, University of Malawi, Box 219,Lilongwe, Malawi
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Jay R. Stauffer JrSchool of Forest Resources, Penn State University, 420 Forest Resources Building, University Park, PA16802, U.S.A.
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Jeremiah Kang𠆘OmbeAquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Bunda College of Agriculture, University of Malawi, Box 219,Lilongwe, Malawi
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Fanuel KaputeAquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Bunda College of Agriculture, University of Malawi, Box 219,Lilongwe, Malawi
Pages 315-320 | Received 03 Mar 2010, Accepted 14 Sep 2010, Published online: 02 Dec 2015

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