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“Alstroemeria maxima (Alstroemeriaceae, Alstroemerieae), a hidden giant” revealed through integrative taxonomy
This study delves into the cytogenetic, molecular, and ecological aspects of the Alstroemeria pulchra complex, emphasizing the role of prior morpho-colorimetric analyses in differentiating the infraspecific taxa ...
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Open AccessPopulation structure and microscale morphological differentiation in a freshwater snail from the Chilean Altiplano
The diversity and population genetic structure of many species have been shaped by historical and contemporary climatic changes. For the species of the South American Altiplano, the historical climatic changes...
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Socio-environmental impacts of non-native and transplanted aquatic mollusc species in South America: What do we really know?
The impacts of biological invasions remain poorly known for some habitats, regions and taxa. To date, there has been no comprehensive effort to review and synthesize the impacts of invasive mollusc species in ...
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Species movements within biogeographic regions: exploring the distribution of transplanted mollusc species in South America
The movement of species is among the most serious environmental threats of the new millennium, as the transplantation of species beyond their native or historical range has intensified in the last five decades...
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Open AccessEffects of the invasive aquatic snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1853) on ecosystem properties and services
Ecosystems provide benefits to humans, including provisioning, regulating, and cultural services. However, invasive species can threaten ecosystem well-functioning and services provided. One invasive species w...
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Open AccessPhylogeography and molecular species delimitation reveal cryptic diversity in Potamolithus (Caenogastropoda: Tateidae) of the southwest basin of the Andes
The species of the genus Potamolithus inhabiting the southwestern basin of the Andes are difficult to distinguish due to small size and similar shell morphology. Only Potamolithus australis and Potamolithus santi...
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Open AccessMorphological and molecular analysis of cryptic native and invasive freshwater snails in Chile
Species delimitation in minute freshwater snails is often difficult to perform using solely shell morphology. The problem intensifies when invasive species spread within the distribution range of morphological...
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Unraveling cryptic invasion of a freshwater snail in Chile based on molecular and morphological data
Cryptic species may cause biological invasions to be overlooked leading to underestimation of the potential impacts of invaders on the new ecosystems. Identification of freshwater snails is challenging because...
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Open AccessOut of New Zealand: molecular identification of the highly invasive freshwater mollusk Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) in South America
The New Zealand mud snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) is among the most widespread non-indigenous mollusk in the world. Based on a comprehensive phylogenetic analysis, the invasion of this species to ce...
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Open AccessGenetic, morphological, and life history traits variation in freshwater snails from extremely high environments of the Andean Altiplano
The isolated watersheds of the southwestern Andean Altiplano constitute a natural laboratory to study the evolutionary divergence of freshwater biota. Field observations showed that Biomphalaria snails from Parin...
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Open AccessHidden diversity in spring snails from the Andean Altiplano, the second highest plateau on Earth, and the Atacama Desert, the driest place in the world
The Chilean Altiplano and the Atacama Desert in northern Chile harbor isolated hydrological systems or oases where it is possible to find minute aquatic snails of the genus Heleobia whose taxonomy is uncertain an...
