The role of behavior in the survival of Biomphalaria glabrata in biossays with the plant molluscicide Phytolacca dodecandra

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

P. Jurberg¹  J. V. Barbosa¹  L. Rotenberg¹ 

[1] ,Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Departamento de Biologia Laboratório de Comportamento AnimalRio de Janeiro,Brasil

关键词: behavioral bioassay;    Biomphalaria glabrata;    Phytolacca dodecandra;    schistosomiasis control;    molluscicide;    bioensaio comportamental;    Biomphalaria glabrata;    Phytolacca dodecandra;    controle da xistosomose;    moluscicida;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02761988000100006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This work examines the role of behavior in the survival of Biomphalaria glabrata exposed to 25, 50 75 and 100 mgl-1 of Phytolacca dodecandra. Time-lapse cinematography was used to quantify accurately the following parameters: (a) frequency of exits from the solution, (b) time spent out of the solution and (c) time elapsed until the first exit from the solution. These behavior patterns were statistically compared between surviving snails and those which later died. The proportion of surviving snails leaving the liquid medium was significantly higher than that of dying snails. In addition, the surviving group spent significantly more time out of the solution than the group which died, except for the 100 mgl-1 concentration. However, no significant difference was detected in the time elapsed until the first exit from the solution. It can be concluded that both the tendency to leave the P. dodecandra solutions, and the time spent out of them, contributed significantly to snail survival. Molluscicide bioassays should take into account the possibility that some behavior patterns of planorbids might contribute to the protection of the snails.

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