Bivalves are ubiquitous members of freshwater ecosystems and responsible for important
functions and services. The present paper revises freshwater bivalve diversity, conservation …

This well-illustrated book highlights freshwater mussels' fabulous diversity, amazing array of
often bizarre ecological adaptations, and their dire conservation plight. Summarizing and …

The five global Mediterranean‐climate regions are experiencing alarming rates of
freshwater biodiversity loss. Although freshwater mussels are recognized as important …

The tribes Contradentini and Rectidentini (Unionidae) comprise a diverse clade of
freshwater mussels endemic to South-east Asia. Our understanding of the diversity and …

Freshwater mussels cannot spread through oceanic barriers and represent a suitable model
to test the continental drift patterns. Here, we reconstruct the diversification of Oriental …

Surveys of freshwater mussel populations are used frequently to inform conservation
decisions by providing information about the status and distribution of species. It is generally …

Punctuated, mass mortality events are increasing for many animal taxa and are often related
to climatic extremes such as drought. Freshwater mussels are experiencing increased mass …

Inaccurate systematics confound our ability to determine evolutionary processes that have
led to the diversification of many taxa. The North American freshwater mussel tribe …

Freshwater mollusk shell morphology exhibits clinal variation along a stream continuum that
has been termed the Law of Stream Distribution. We analyzed phylogenetic relationships …

In the face of global climate change, organisms may respond to temperature increases by
shifting their ranges poleward or to higher altitudes. However, the direction of range shifts in …