Biological invasion represents one of the major threats to global biodiversity as alien
species often displace indigenous species. Knowledge of the mechanisms behind such …

Aim Cryptic invasions are an understudied phenomenon among species invasions,
especially in freshwater invertebrates. We study the gastropod family Physidae, including …

The sewage snail Physa acuta, native to North America, is an effective invasive species
around the world. In Chile, it was first reported in 2014 in the north central area of the …

Background Estuaries and coastal lakes receive little attention despite being heavily
invaded by non-indigenous invasive species (NIS). In these situations, studies of population …

Emerging contaminants such as microplastics and pharmaceuticals in freshwater
ecosystems are a growing concern, seriously affecting aquatic organisms. Ibuprofen, a …

Species of Trichobilharzia are the main etiological agents of cercarial dermatitis in humans,
which is considered a re-emerging disease. Despite the diversity and global distribution of …

The life table characteristics of the invasive snail Physa acuta were assessed in the
laboratory using the individuals occurring in a newly colonised area in Burdwan, West …

P-glycoprotein (P-gp) mediated multixenobiotic resistance (MXR) is a mechanism
analogous to multidrug resistance (MDR), which has been extensively characterised in …

This study presents a four-year follow-up of an introduced population of Physa acuta
Draparnaud, 1805, from initial stages to an established population. This introduction …

Three new populations of the invasive New Zealand mud snail, Potamopyrgus antipodarum,
have been discovered in central Chile, increasing the documented records in the country to …