Fecundity of the Chinese mystery snail in a Nebraska reservoir
Journal of Freshwater Ecology
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Abstract
The Chinese mystery snail (Bellamya chinensis) is a non-indigenous, invasive species in freshwater ecosystems of North America. We provide fecundity estimates for a population of these snails in a Nebraska reservoir. We dissected 70 snails, of which 29 were females. Nearly all female snails contained developing young, with an average of 25 young per female. Annual fecundity was estimated at between 27.2 and 33.3 young per female per year. Based on an estimated adult population and the calculated fecundity, the annual production for this reservoir was between 2.2 and 3.7 million young.
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Stephen, B., Allen, C.R., Chaine, N.M., Fricke, K.A., Haak, D.M., Hellman, M., Kill, R.A., Nemec, K.T., Pope, K.L., Smeenk, N.A., Uden, D.R., Unstad, K.M., VanderHam, A.E., Wong, A., 2013, Fecundity of the Chinese mystery snail in a Nebraska reservoir: Journal of Freshwater Ecology, v. 28, no. 3, p. 439-444, https://doi.org/10.1080/02705060.2013.769127.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Fecundity of the Chinese mystery snail in a Nebraska reservoir |
| Series title | Journal of Freshwater Ecology |
| DOI | 10.1080/02705060.2013.769127 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Contributing office(s) | Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit |
| Description | 6 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Freshwater Ecology |
| First page | 439 |
| Last page | 444 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |