Freshwater mussels are declining throughout their range. Their important ecological
functions along with insufficient levels of natural recruitment have prompted captive …

Securing genetic integrity is of key importance in conservation-oriented captive breeding
programs releasing juveniles into the wild. This is particularly true for species such as the …

Newly metamorphosed freshwater mussels are small and delicate, so that captive laboratory
culture presents challenges for handling; for maintenance of suitable microhabitat, water …

The gills of juvenile freshwater bivalves undergo a complex morphogenesis that may
correlate with changes in feeding ecology, but ontogenic studies on juvenile mussels are …

The early post-parasitic phase is considered to be the most vulnerable life stage of the
endangered freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera), yet little is known about …

The freshwater pearl mussel (FWPM) Margaritifera margaritifera (L. 1758) is critically
endangered in Europe and ecotoxicological studies on the species are scares. Here, 96 h …

The aim of this research was to assess the potential for augmentation of freshwater pearl
mussel populations Margaritifera margaritifera through short-term captive breeding to early …

The global decline of freshwater mussels can be partially attributed to their complex life
cycle. Their survival from glochidium to adulthood is like a long obstacle race, with juvenile …

Population declines in freshwater mussels (Unionida) resulting from failed recruitment,
together with episodic water pollution potentially leading to juvenile mussel mortality, are …

Sediment depth preference was tested on 1-year-old freshwater pearl mussel juveniles.
Mesh tubes allowing vertical migration with a possibility to leave hyporheic space, filled with …