Rivi, Veronica
Batabyal, Anuradha
Juego, Karla
Kakadiya, Mili
Benatti, Cristina
Blom, Johanna M. C.
Lukowiak, Ken http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9028-1931
Funding for this research was provided by:
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (RT734497)
Article History
Received: 19 February 2021
Revised: 15 April 2021
Accepted: 20 May 2021
First Online: 30 May 2021
Declarations
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: The authors have no conflict of interest.
: The pond snails used in our study, <i>Lymnaea stagnalis</i> are found in the Holarctic geographical region in abundant numbers and are neither an endangered nor a protected species. Experiments on pond snails are not subject to the approval of our respective animal ethics committees. Nonetheless, every effort was made to minimize the number of animals used ensuring adequate food, clean oxygenated water, and low-density conditions. The heat stress treatment used in our experiments has proven to have no long-term negative effects on the animals beyond the brief exposure period.