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A comment on the editorial "Replication in aquatic biology: the result is often pseudoreplication".

scientific article published on 10 November 2012

Amitraz toxicity to the midge Chironomus riparius: Life-history and biochemical responses

scientific article published on 04 January 2019

Are insect repellents toxic to freshwater insects? A case study using caddisflies exposed to DEET.

scientific article published on 5 February 2016

Assessment of fipronil toxicity to the freshwater midge Chironomus riparius: Molecular, biochemical, and organismal responses

scientific article published on 04 September 2019

Assessment of thiamethoxam toxicity to Chironomus riparius.

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Behavioural and feeding responses of Echinogammarus meridionalis (Crustacea, Amphipoda) to acid mine drainage

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Behavioural responses of freshwater planarians after short-term exposure to the insecticide chlorantraniliprole.

scientific article published on 31 October 2015

Biological and functional responses of in situ bioassays with Chironomus riparius larvae to assess river water quality and contamination.

scientific article published on 6 October 2006

Cholinesterase activity in the caddisfly Sericostoma vittatum: Biochemical enzyme characterization and in vitro effects of insecticides and psychiatric drugs.

scientific article published on 15 April 2014

Combined effects of NaCl and fluoxetine on the freshwater planarian, Schmidtea mediterranea (Platyhelminthes: Dugesiidae)

scientific article published on 23 February 2019

Combined effects of insecticide exposure and predation risk on freshwater detritivores

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Ecotoxicity of two organic UV-filters to the freshwater caddisfly Sericostoma vittatum

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Effects of Cadmium and Zinc on the feeding behaviour of two freshwater crustaceans: Atyaephyra desmarestii (Decapoda) and Echinogammarus meridionalis (Amphipoda)

scientific article published on 18 April 2007

Effects of cadmium and resource quality on freshwater detritus processing chains: a microcosm approach with two insect species

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Effects of low concentrations of psychiatric drugs (carbamazepine and fluoxetine) on the freshwater planarian, Schmidtea mediterranea

scientific article published on 29 October 2018

Effects of the Pyrethroid Esfenvalerate on the Oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus

scientific article published on 23 December 2015

Effects of the organic UV-filter, 3-(4-methylbenzylidene) camphor, on benthic invertebrates and ecosystem function in artificial streams

scientific article published on 13 January 2020

Energetic costs and biochemical biomarkers associated with esfenvalerate exposure in Sericostoma vittatum

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Exposure to Roundup® affects behaviour, head regeneration and reproduction of the freshwater planarian Girardia tigrina

scientific article published on 16 April 2019

Exposure to chlorantraniliprole affects the energy metabolism of the caddisfly Sericostoma vittatum.

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Ingestion of small-sized and irregularly shaped polyethylene microplastics affect Chironomus riparius life-history traits

scientific article published on 03 April 2019

Invasive species mediate insecticide effects on community and ecosystem functioning.

scientific article published on 22 March 2018

Investigating heritability of cadmium tolerance in Chironomus riparius natural populations: A physiological approach.

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Lethal and sub-lethal effects of cyproconazole on freshwater organisms: a case study with Chironomus riparius and Dugesia tigrina.

scientific article published on 18 February 2018

Lethal and sublethal effects of the saline stressor sodium chloride on Chironomus xanthus and Girardia tigrina

scientific article published on 16 June 2020

Lethal and sublethal toxicity assessment of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis and Beauveria bassiana based bioinsecticides to the aquatic insect Chironomus riparius

scientific article published on 31 August 2019

Life history and behavior effects of synthetic and natural dyes on Daphnia magna

scientific article published on 17 July 2019

Life history and biochemical effects of chlorantraniliprole on Chironomus riparius

scientific article published on 16 December 2014

Lumbriculus variegatus (oligochaeta) exposed to polyethylene microplastics: biochemical, physiological and reproductive responses

scientific article published on 25 September 2020

Multigenerational effects of carbendazim in Daphnia magna

scientific article published on 04 August 2016

Non-lethal heat shock increases tolerance to metal exposure in brine shrimp

scientific article published on 9 September 2016

Pesticide exposure and inducible antipredator responses in the zooplankton grazer, Daphnia magna Straus.

scientific article published on 8 December 2009

Physiological and biochemical impacts induced by mercury pollution and seawater acidification in Hediste diversicolor.

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Physiological responses of the European cockle Cerastoderma edule (Bivalvia: Cardidae) as indicators of coastal lagoon pollution.

scientific article published on 28 July 2012

Population genetic structure and hybridization patterns in the cryptic sister species Chironomus riparius and Chironomus piger across differentially polluted freshwater systems.

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Responses of the aquatic midge Chironomus riparius to DEET exposure.

scientific article published on 4 January 2016

Sensitivity of the sea snail Gibbula umbilicalis to mercury exposure--linking endpoints from different biological organization levels.

scientific article published on 9 August 2014

Structural and functional responses of benthic invertebrates to imidacloprid in outdoor stream mesocosms.

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Sub-lethal toxicity of environmentally relevant concentrations of esfenvalerate to Chironomus riparius.

scientific article published on 24 September 2015

Support for the evolutionary speed hypothesis from intraspecific population genetic data in the non-biting midge Chironomus riparius

scientific article published in February 2016

The role of genetic diversity and past-history selection pressures in the susceptibility of Chironomus riparius populations to environmental stress

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Toxicity of lead and mancozeb differs in two monophyletic Daphnia species

scientific article published on 24 April 2019

Toxicity of microbial insecticides toward the non-target freshwater insect Chironomus xanthus

scientific article published on 26 November 2019

Toxicity of organic UV-filters to the aquatic midge Chironomus riparius.

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Toxicity of the insecticides spinosad and indoxacarb to the non-target aquatic midge Chironomus riparius

scientific article published on 20 February 2019

Toxicity of tributyltin (TBT) to the freshwater planarian Schmidtea mediterranea.

scientific article published on 20 January 2016

Two-generational effects of Benzophenone-3 on the aquatic midge Chironomus riparius

scientific article published on 03 March 2019

Using a new high-throughput video-tracking platform to assess behavioural changes in Daphnia magna exposed to neuro-active drugs

scientific article published on 16 January 2019

Validation of a two-generational reproduction test in Daphnia magna: An interlaboratory exercise

scientific article published on 28 November 2016

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