Survival without water: A key trait of an aquatic invader to spread

How can aquatic invertebrates spread among different catchments? Spanish researchers have found that an invasive snail from New Zealand (the mudsnail Potamopyrgus antipodarum) can survive up to two days out of water. This allows the species to use birds or fishing tools as vectors to invade new water bodies.

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