Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

There is growing concern that global environmental change might exacerbate the ecological
impacts of invasive species by increasing their per capita effects on native species …

Predation is a dominant structuring force in ecological communities. In aquatic
environments, predation on bivalves has long been an important focal interaction for …

Background The shells of molluscs survive well in many sedimentary contexts and yield
information about the diet of prehistoric humans. They also yield evidence of symbolic …

Bivalves protect themselves from predators using both mechanical and behavioral defenses.
While their shells serve as mechanical armor, bivalve shells also enable evasive behaviors …

Aquatic species can experience different selective pressures on morphology in different flow
regimes. Species inhabiting lotic regimes often adapt to these conditions by evolving low …

The influx of volcanic ash into seawater alters particle composition with implications for the
cellular, physiological and anatomical response of suspension-feeding organisms. Adult …

Active predators obtain energy and nutrients from prey through complex processes in which
the energy gained must exceed the energy invested in finding and ingesting the prey. In …

Ocean acidification (OA) is anticipated to interact with the more frequently occurring hypoxic
conditions in shallow coastal environments. These could exert extreme stress on the …

Abstract On the Tona coast, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, interactions between the
alien predator Laguncula pulchella and its bivalve prey were explored using annually …