Ascertaining the Life History and Thermal Preferences and Tolerances of the Hot Spring Snail Physella wrighti Te and Clarke (Gastropoda: Physidae) [PDF]
Physella wrighti Te and Clarke, 1985 is an Endangered freshwater snail endemic to the Liard Hot Springs. The thermal characteristics of its environment suggest water temperature (WT) is essential in the snail’s survival. Initially, P. wrighti’s preferred
Erika Helmond +4 more
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Differences between two physid species (Gastropoda: Physidae) in antipredator behaviour induced by leeches [PDF]
A. Krupski, T. Karásek, Paweł Koperski
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Contamination of Vector Snails with the Larval Stages of Trematodes in Selected Areas in Northern Iran [PDF]
Background: Identification of freshwater snails and possible trematodes transmission sites are essential to continue monitoring the potential for disease outbreaks in areas with a history of parasitic infections.
Mojgan Aryaiepour +9 more
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No effects of waterproof marking on the behaviour and growth of Physa acuta Draparnaud, 1805 (Gastropoda: Hygrophila: Physidae) in the laboratory [PDF]
Physa acuta Draparnaud, 1805 is one of the most common freshwater gastropod species, with worldwide distribution. It is an effective periphyton grazer and a potential keystone species in shallow-water systems, where it can boost macrophyte well-being and
P. Lombardo +4 more
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Benthic macroinvertebrates assemblages of glacial-fed (Bheri) and rain-fed (Babai) rivers in western Nepal in the wake of proposedinter-basin water transfer [PDF]
Benthic macroinvertebrates, encompassing large taxonomic groups of invertebrate organisms, are important components of aquatic ecosystems and play crucial roles in aquatic food webs.
Kumar Khatri +3 more
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This is the first comparative study on alien and native Physidae (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Western and Central Europe. Morphology, ecological features and distribution are presented for each physid species.
A. Cieplok +4 more
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Se describio el desarrollo embrionario del molusco Physa cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1939). La colecta de huevos tuvo lugar en tres cuerpos de agua de la sabana de Bogota, Colombia, durante el 2017 y el 2018, se busco entre las hojas y tallos de macrofitas ...
Julián Arias-Pineda +3 more
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Acessando o limite entre espécies e o nicho ecológico em gastrópodes de água doce, da família Physidae (Gastropoda, Hygrophila) [PDF]
A presente tese contribuiu para ampliar o conhecimento sobre a diversidade da malacofauna dulcícola neotropical. Através do emprego de diferentes metodologias de análise de dados moleculares e de ocorrência geográfica abordamos importantes questões ...
B. E. Santo
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Survey on Limnic Gastropods: Relationships between Human Health and Conservation [PDF]
The present work aimed to study ecological aspects related to the distribution pattern of medically important and native freshwater mollusks, found in a rural municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Paulo R. S. Coelho +6 more
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Physa cubensis Pfeiffer, 1839 (Pulmonata: Physidae) en la Sabana de Bogotá (Cundinamarca, Colombia)
Se reporta la presencia de Physa cubensis, un molusco dulceacuícola de la familia Physidae, en los humedales, cunetas y lagos de la sabana de Bogotá, así como en la vegetación flotante del río Bogotá (Cundinamarca); por primera vez en el país se ...
L. E. Velásquez, J. Escobar
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