title: Effects of test design and temperature in a partial life-cycle study with the freshwater gastropod Potamopyrgus antipodarum.
abstract: Potamopyrgus antipodarum is a candidate for a standardized mollusk partial life-cycle study. This is a comparative study of two test designs (microplate and beaker), with additional endpoints to the proposed guideline methods, for example, tracking of continuous reproductive output over 28 d and attributing it to individual female snails. In addition, an investigation of the effects of temperature (16, 20, and 25°C) on reproduction was also conducted employing the microplate design.
authors.affiliation: Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo, Norway. ama@niva.no
authors.forename: Ailbhe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Macken
authors.forename: Gareth
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Le Page
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hayfield
authors.forename: Timothy D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Rebecca J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005618:Fresh Water; D008018:Life Cycle Stages; D012098:Reproduction; D012107:Research Design; D012908:Snails / Q000502:physiology*; D013696:Temperature