Essays about: "snails"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 23 essays containing the word snails.
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6. Behavioural effects on Lymnaea stagnalis following sublethal exposure to the antidepressant fluoxetine
University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildningAbstract : The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), a group of antidepressants, increases globally resulting in higher concentrations also in wastewater recipients. These concentrations may cause altered behaviour of aquatic organisms and have effects on whole ecosystem level. READ MORE
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7. Disability Bias and the Misrepresentation of Chronic Illness and Invisible Disability in Contemporary YA Fiction
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : Despite the success illness novels have acquired in the last decade, the misrepresentation of chronic illness in the Young Adult genre is still going unnoticed. In an ableist society that still needs to be educated about invisible disabilities, most of the contemporary YA writers insist on finding miraculous solutions and questionable happy endings to their stories. READ MORE
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8. Exposure to the antihistamine diphenhydramine affects thermoregulation and increases righting time in the freshwater snail Planorbarius corneus
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : Antihistamines have been shown to degrade poorly, and should be considered as contaminants that may pose risks to the aquatic ecosystem. Diphenhydramine (DPH) is a first generation antihistamine detected up to lower micrograms per litre downstream of wastewater treatment facilities. READ MORE
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9. The Establishment of Macrobenthic Faunal Communities in Planted Mangroves of Increasing Age
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : The mangrove ecosystem is a tropical coastal community inhabited by organisms adapted to the stressful environment of the tidal zone. Mangrove ecosystems has in recent years been noted for the important ecosystem services they offer. READ MORE
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10. Sniglar i jordbruket : biologi och begränsning av skadeverkningar
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Sniglar anses vara skadedjur på höstsådda grödor i svenskt lantbruk. Syftet med denna litteraturstudie är att undersöka snigelns biologi, skadeverkningar och hur man bäst bekämpar dem. Ingen sådan sammanställning är gjord tidigare i Sverige vilket gör den här litteraturstudien unik. READ MORE
