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First occurrence of the Asian Clam Corbicula fluminae (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) in the Paranoá Lake, Brasília, Brazil.

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: First occurrence of the Asian Clam Corbicula fluminae (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae) in the Paranoá Lake, Brasília, Brazil.
المؤلفون: Rodrigues, J. C. A., Pires-Junior, O. R., Coutinho, M. F., Martins-Silva, M. J.
المصدر: Brazilian Journal of Biology; Nov2007, Vol. 67 Issue 4, p789-790, 2p
مصطلحات موضوعية: CORBICULA fluminea, CLAMS, SPECIES
مصطلحات جغرافية: LAKE Paranoa (Brazil), BRAZIL, ASIA
مستخلص: The article focuses on the first appearance of the clam Corbicula fluminae in the Paranoá Lake in Brasília, Brazil. Accordingly, C. fluminae, a native specie to the waters of Asia, is now found in South and North America, Africa and Europe. It mentions that the early sexual maturity, high reproductive potential and an ability to occupy distinct environments makes C. fluminae an aggressive invasor. It states that the species likely arrived at the lake from human activities.
قاعدة البيانات: Supplemental Index
الوصف
تدمد:15196984
DOI:10.1590/S1519-69842007000400032