Ecosystem services are the benefits that humans derive from ecosystems. Freshwater
mussels perform many important functions in aquatic ecosystems, which can in turn be …

Avian influenza is one of the largest known threats to domestic poultry. Influenza outbreaks
on poultry farms typically lead to the complete slaughter of the entire domestic bird …

Marine microorganisms constitute the largest percentage of living biomass and serve as the
major driving force behind nutrient and energy cycles. While viruses only comprise a small …

Freshwater mussels (order Unionida) are among the world's most biodiverse but imperiled
taxa. Recent unionid mass mortality events around the world threaten ecosystem services …

Biological invasions, still occurring worldwide at an alarming rate, are widely acknowledged
as threats to the integrity and functioning of ecosystems. In addition to introducing disease …

Bivalves are an ancient and ubiquitous group of aquatic invertebrates with an estimated 10
000–20 000 living species. They are economically significant as a human food source, and …

Bivalvia has been the subject of extensive recent phylogenetic work to attempt resolving
either the backbone of the bivalve tree using transcriptomic data, or the tips using morpho …

Rapid environmental change is linked to increases in aquatic disease heightening the need
to develop strategies to manage disease. Filter-feeding species are effective biofilters and …

Marine protected areas can prevent over-exploitation, but their effect on marine diseases is
less clear. We examined how marine reserves can reduce diseases affecting reef-building …

Continuing outbreaks of pathogenic (H5N1) and pandemic (SOIVH1N1) influenza have
underscored the need to understand the origin, characteristics, and evolution of novel …