Document of bibliographic reference 369212
BibliographicReference record
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- Bibliographic resource
- Type of document
- Book/Monograph
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- Title
- The Lymnaeidae. A handbook on their natural history and parasitological significance
- Abstract
- The Lymnaeidae (also known as ‘pond snails’) are a species-rich and globally distributed family of freshwater snails, many species of which are known to be hosts of parasitic trematodes (such as the liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica). Written by world-leading experts in the field, this book covers a wealth of topics ranging from the phylogeny and taxonomy of lymnaeid snails to their relationships with helminths and their impact on public and veterinary health. It provides an overview of the species richness, evolution, ecology, biogeography and fossil record of the family. A considerable number of chapters are devoted to the economic and medical importance of lymnaeids, their involvement in the transmission of fascioliasis and other zoonotic diseases. Special chapters deal with the molecular and morphological identification of the Lymnaeidae, their rearing in the laboratory and experimental approaches to their study.
- Bibliographic citation
- Vinarski, M.V.; Vázquez, A.A. (Ed.) (2023). The Lymnaeidae. A handbook on their natural history and parasitological significance. Zoological Monographs, 7. Springer: Cham. ISBN 978-3-031-30291-6; e-ISBN 978-3-031-30292-3. XIII, 477 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30292-3
- Topic
- Fresh water
Authors
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- Name
- Maxim Vinarski
- author
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- Name
- Antonio Vázquez