Aplexa hypnorum (Gastropoda: Physidae) exerts competition on two lymnaeid species in periodically dried ditches
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The introduction of Aplexa hypnorum (moss bladder snail) in habitats colonized by Galba truncatula or Omphiscola glabra (mud snails) resulted in a progressive decrease in areas occupied by lymnaeids and a progressive reduction in the size of their populations over the years.
Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim., 52 (2016) 379-386
Published online: 25 October 2016
DOI: 10.1051/limn/2016022