Open AccessPreliminary observations on geographical variation in enzymes of African intermediate hosts of schistosomes: the genera Bulinus and Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) from Togo
Author(s) -
DOGBA KODZO MAWULAWOE,
JELNES JENS ERIK
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
hereditas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1601-5223
pISSN - 0018-0661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1985.tb00506.x
Subject(s) - planorbidae , biology , bulinus , gastropoda , biomphalaria , snail , ecology , zoology , pulmonata , helminths , schistosoma haematobium , schistosomiasis , schistosoma mansoni
Enzyme profiles, constituting data on 7 enzymes, are presented for Bulinus forskalii, Bulinus globosus and Biomphalaria pfeifferi from Togo. The observed geographical variations are discussed in relation to climatic factors.