Effect of sublethal doses of copper sulphate and bayluscide on survival and oxygen consumption of the snail biomphalaria alexandrina

✍ Scribed by M. M. Ishak; A. M. Mohamed

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1975
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 580 KB
• Volume: 47
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1573-5141
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00039594

✦ Synopsis

The survival rate and oxygen consumption of Biomphalaria alexandrina snails exposed to sublethal concentrations of copper sulphate and Bayluscide were investigated. Prolonged exposure periods to the sublethal concentrations increased the percentage mortality among the exposed snails.

Although the snails exposed to lower concentrations of the sublethal doses, were apparently normal, their oxygen consumption was markedly lower than the control ones. The rate of reduction of oxygen consumption by the experimental snails increased significantly at higher concentrations. The reduction of oxygen consumption was also presistent at prolonged exposure periods.