Freshwater bivalves are key faunal elements of aquatic ecosystems. Native species declines
are paralleled by increasing distribution and abundances of non-native species. Appropriate …

Endosymbionts can often have profound impacts on the growth, reproduction and
survivorship of their hosts. Freshwater unionid mussels (Unionida) are important ecosystem …

Unionid mussels are essential for the integrity of freshwater ecosystems but show rapid
worldwide declines. The large-sized, thermophilic Chinese pond mussel Sinanodonta …

Abstract The Asian pond mussels (Sinanodonta spp.) are invasive species rapidly spreading
throughout the world. In Russia, non-native populations of Sinanodonta woodiana and S …

Infaunal freshwater mussels are highly threatened and declining worldwide. One of the
potential threats to mussels consists of biological invasions. We intended to investigate the …

This study provides the first record of the two distinct mitochondrial lineages of Sinanodonta
mussels in the Yenisei River that forms the largest Siberian river basin. It is the first discovery …

An increasing threat to local, native freshwater mussels (Unionida)—an ecologically
important but globally alarmingly declining group—is the invasion by exotic bivalves. The …

The biodiversity‐disease relationship states that increased species richness leads to lower
pathogen pressure (ie the dilution effect), an effect that erodes with biodiversity loss …

In this review, we synthesize the current knowledge of the biology, ecology, and impact of
Sinanodonta freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae), native to East Asia, that have …

The introduction of invasive species has become an increasing environmental problem in
freshwater ecosystems due to the high economic and ecological impacts it has generated …