Consumo quantitativo e qualitativo de Perifíton colonizado em substrato artificial Biomphalaria Tenagophila (Gastropoda, Planorbidae)Abstract
Snails reared in the field in transparent and darkened cages consumed similar daily quantities of periphyton, although the former comprised more plant and the latter more animal material. The daily consumption per snail increased significantly in the presence of greater quantities of food, but the proportion consumed of the total food available decreased.
Biomphalaria tenaglophila; periphyton; feeding