title: The effect of isolation on reproduction and growth of Pseudosuccinea columella (Pulmonata: Lymnaeidae): a snail-conditioned water experiment.
abstract: A snail-conditioned water experiment was conducted in Pseudosuccinea columella to test the possible role of a chemical interaction between snails on the diminished growth and fecundity rates found for snails raised in pairs compared to those raised in complete isolation. The results permit to discard the hypothesis of an inhibition of growth and reproduction between snails due to factors released into the water.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Malacología, Instituto Pedro Kourí, Habana, Cuba. alfredo@ipk.sld.cu
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sánchez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D005298:Fertility; D008195:Lymnaea / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D014867:Water