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Ruben Schols

Royal Museum for Central AfricaORCID 0000-0002-2621-079XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1

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Aspire MudavanhuiD· 2 shared Tine HuyseiD· 2 shared Bart HellemansiD· 1 shared Bruno SenghoriD· 1 shared Emilie GoossensiD· 1 shared Enora GeslainiD· 1 shared FILIP A. M. VOLCKAERTiD· 1 shared Hugo F. GanteiD· 1 shared

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EcologyEcological MonographsPeer-reviewedFeb 1, 2025

First evidence of a causal link between genetic variation and thermal adaptation in a schistosome host snail

Tim Maes, Julie Verheyen, Bruno Senghor…·Tine Huyse

This study identifies a genetic basis for thermal adaptation in Bulinus truncatus snails, showing how local adaptation influences survival, reproduction, and ecophysiological traits in response to temperature.

4 citations

experimental assay

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EcologyThe Science of The Total EnvironmentPeer-reviewedSep 30, 2024

Ecosystem Links: Macrophytes, Snail Preferences, and Trematode Transmission in Man-Made Water Bodies

Aspire Mudavanhu, Emilie Goossens, Ruben Schols…·Luc Brendonck

The paper examines the relationship between macrophytes, snail species, and trematode transmission in man-made reservoirs, finding specific macrophyte-snail associations and impacts of land use on snail diversity and infection rates.

8 citations

experimental assayecology & biodiversity

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