Sub-lethal responses of the aquatic snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Hydrobiidae, Mollusca) to unionized ammonia: A tolerant invading species

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 607-615

  Alonso, Alvaro ^a   Camargo, Julio A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activity; Behaviour; Invasive species; Potamopyrgus antipodarum; Recovery; Unionized ammonia

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; SNAIL; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOLERANCE;

GASTROPODA; HYDROBIIDAE; MOLLUSCA; POTAMOPYRGUS ANTIPODARUM;

EID: 4143085154     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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