Behavioral response of Biomphalaria glabrata exposed to a sublethal concentration of Euphorbia milii var. hislopii latex



Document title: Behavioral response of Biomphalaria glabrata exposed to a sublethal concentration of Euphorbia milii var. hislopii latex
Journal: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000436221
ISSN: 0001-3765
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratorio de Avaliacao e Promocao da Saude Ambiental, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
2Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Veterinaria, Seropedica, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
3Fundacao Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saude Publica, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
4Fundacao Instituto de Pesca do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Escritorio Regional Metropolitano II, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
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Volumen: 92
Number: 1
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental, aplicado
English abstract The Euphobia milii var. hislopii latex has been tested in the control of schistosomiasis but its action in the locomotor activity of Biomphalaria glabrata is unknown. The objective of this work was to study the locomotor and reproductive behaviors of B. glabrata exposed to E. milii var. hislopii latex. For this, 96 snails were individually exposed to the latex (LC50 - 0.53 mg / L) for 24 hours. The specimens were submitted to biomonitoring for image analysis to record the locomotor parameters at different times: before exposure (control), one day post exposure (group 1 d-p-e) and 30 days post exposure (group 30 d-p-e). The reproductive parameters were recorded weekly for 10 weeks. All locomotor activities of group 1 d-p-e decreased significantly. The egg/egg mass ratio decreased the week after exposure while there was an increase in the hatching rate. After 30 days, these reproductive parameters were similar to those observed in these same snails before exposure. However, the number of hatched snails declined after exposure until the end of the experiment. The influence of the latex in the parameters of B. glabrata added further evidence that this natural water-soluble product can be an important tool for the control of schistosomiasis
Disciplines: Biología,
Química
Keyword: Moluscos,
Fitoquímica,
Caracoles de agua dulce,
Vectores biológicos,
Esquistosomiasis,
Control biológico,
Látex,
Euphorbia milii,
Euphorbiaceae,
Biomphalaria glabrata,
Gastropoda
Keyword: Molluscs,
Phytochemistry,
Freshwater snails,
Biological vectors,
Schistosomiasis,
Biological control,
Latex,
Euphorbia milii,
Euphorbiaceae,
Biomphalaria glabrata,
Gastropoda
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