Title |
The phylogeography of Indoplanorbis exustus (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Asia
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Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, July 2010
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DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-3-57 |
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Authors |
Liang Liu, Mohammed MH Mondal, Mohamed A Idris, Hakim S Lokman, PRV Jayanthe Rajapakse, Fadjar Satrija, Jose L Diaz, E Suchart Upatham, Stephen W Attwood |
Abstract |
The freshwater snail Indoplanorbis exustus is found across India, Southeast Asia, central Asia (Afghanistan), Arabia and Africa. Indoplanorbis is of economic importance in that it is responsible for the transmission of several species of the genus Schistosoma which infect cattle and cause reduced livestock productivity. The snail is also of medical importance as a source of cercarial dermatitis among rural workers, particularly in India. In spite of its long history and wide geographical range, it is thought that Indoplanorbis includes only a single species. The aims of the present study were to date the radiation of Indoplanorbis across Asia so that the factors involved in its dispersal in the region could be tested, to reveal potential historical biogeographical events shaping the phylogeny of the snail, and to look for signs that I. exustus might be polyphyletic. |
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India | 2 | 4% |
Unknown | 51 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 15% |
Researcher | 8 | 15% |
Student > Master | 6 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 5 | 9% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 8% |
Other | 10 | 19% |
Unknown | 12 | 23% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 23 | 43% |
Environmental Science | 3 | 6% |
Social Sciences | 2 | 4% |
Arts and Humanities | 2 | 4% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4% |
Other | 8 | 15% |
Unknown | 13 | 25% |