The clam genus Corbicula is an interesting model system to study the evolution of
reproductive modes as it includes both sexual and asexual (androgenetic) lineages. While …

Abstract The Asian clam (Corbicula sp.) is an invasive freshwater bivalve native to Asia, the
Middle East, Australia, and Africa. It is now widely distributed around the world producing …

Abstract Background The genus Corbicula is one of the most invasive groups of molluscs. It
includes both sexual and androgenetic lineages. The present study re-assessed the …

Two shell color types, yellow (type I) and brown (type II), of hermaphrodite Corbicula
fluminea clams from Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, are sympatric with both male and …

The long-term persistence of completely asexual species is unexpected. Although asexuality
has short-term evolutionary advantages, a lack of genetic recombination leads to the …

Hermaphroditic Corbicula leana clams reproduce by androgenesis and have been regarded
as simultaneous hermaphrodites. To date, there has been no report on the occurrence of …

The Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea, is an invasive alien species (IAS) originally from Asia
that has spread worldwide causing major ecological and economic impacts in aquatic …

Androgenesis is a rare form of asexual male reproduction found in disparate taxa across the
Tree of Life. Phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial genes suggest that androgenesis has …

Increases in human activity and climate change are factors that are expected to augment the
number and impact of alien species in the northern regions. In the present paper, we report …

We studied two Corbicula morphotypes in a syntopic population in the Rhine River in order
to reveal their taxonomic, reproductive and phylogenetic relationship, using morphometrics …