Numerous species of freshwater mussels (order Unionoida) are imperiled in the wild, and
unionoids and other freshwater bivalves are important components of many ecosystems …

The sustained decline in habitat quality and community integrity highlights the importance of
understanding how communities and environmental variation interactively contribute to …

Freshwater mussels are one of the most imperiled groups of organisms in the world, and
more than 30 species have gone extinct in the last century. While habitat alteration and …

In long-lived unionid mussels, many short-term measures of growth are of limited value.
Changes in physiological condition may be an early indication of stress, because the …

We tested the assumption of annual shell ring deposition by freshwater mussels in three
rivers using 17 species. In 2000, we notched shell margins, returned animals to the water …

Abstract In Australia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands and New Zealand, freshwater mussels
are represented by the families Hyriidae and Unionidae. The Hyriidae includes 27 species …

A reliable anaesthesia and sampling protocol for Pacific oysters will enable experiments to
be conducted without sacrificing animals and will facilitate successive sampling of …

Abstract Over 70% of North American freshwater mussel species (families Unionidae and
Margaritiferidae) are listed as threatened or endangered. Knowledge of the genetic structure …

Hemolymph, the circulatory fluid of bivalves, transports nutrients, respiratory gases,
enzymes, metabolic wastes, and toxicants throughout the body. Hemolymph can provide …

Current approaches to evaluate microplastic contamination of the marine environment
include the use of marine organisms as bioindicators and the detection of plastic-associated …