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Combined effects of a herbicide (atrazine) and predation on the life history of a pond snail, Physa gyrina
Author(s) -
Sandland Gregory J.,
Carmosini Nadia
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
environmental toxicology and chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1552-8618
pISSN - 0730-7268
DOI - 10.1897/05-596r.1
Subject(s) - predation , snail , atrazine , biology , reproduction , pesticide , life history , ecology , toxicology , zoology
We investigated the combined effects of chronic pesticide exposure and predation on the life‐history traits of Physa gyrina. Results show that atrazine and predation can impact snail immune function, reproduction, and survival. This work emphasizes the need to assess sublethal life‐history responses to multiple stressors over biologically relevant timescales.