Gradovs'kyj V. Molluscs of the families Melanopsidae, Lithoglyphidae, Bithyniidae (Gastropoda, Pectinibranchia) of Right-bank of the Dnieper (fauna, distribution, ecology).

Українська версія

Thesis for the degree of Candidate of Sciences (CSc)

State registration number

0400U002665

Applicant for

Specialization

  • 03.00.08 - Зоологія

26-09-2000

Specialized Academic Board

Д 26.153.01

Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Essay

The species composition of the families is established as well as peculiarities of their distribution within the area. Of the Right-bank Ukraine in the light of modern views concerning their taxonomy. (20species). The ecological spectra for each of them are elaborated. Influence of the abiotic environmental factors upon their distribution in water-bodies and water flows is analyzed. The qualitative composition of trematode fauna of Melanopsidae, Lithoglyphidae, Bithyniidae is established. The influence of the age of hosts and season changes of the environmental conditions upon the invasion of the molluscs by these helminths is demonstrated.

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