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Freshwater Biology at PeerJ

Biology of streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, caves, and similar.

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The effects of naproxen sodium on the growth, reproduction, survival, and feeding of a freshwater pond snail
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Identifying knowledge gaps in hypersaline systems supporting the global electrical transition: invertebrate community structure in salars from the lithium triangle
Gonzalo Salazar, Pablo Aguilar, Chris Harrod
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Evaluation of cross-generational exposure to microplastics and co-occurring contaminants on embryonic and larval behavior in fathead minnows, Pimephales promelas
Mackenzie Persinger, Jessica Ward
Kinetic parameters of Scenedesmus obliquus (Chlorophyceae) growth and yield under different cultivation conditions in vitro
Arialdo M. Silveira Júnior, Silvia Maria Mathes Faustino, Fabrício Holanda e Holanda, Irlon Maciel Ferreira, Alan Cavalcanti da Cunha

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The effects of naproxen sodium on the growth, reproduction, survival, and feeding of a freshwater pond snail
Rachel Becker, Elizabeth Hamman
Evaluation of cross-generational exposure to microplastics and co-occurring contaminants on embryonic and larval behavior in fathead minnows, Pimephales promelas
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Food Safety Issues During- and Post-Pandemic/Epidemic Situations; Production, Packaging, Storage, and Analysis Interventions
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