Freshwater mussels of the Order Unionida provide important ecosystem functions and
services, yet many of their populations are in decline. We comprehensively review the status …

The decline in freshwater mussel populations in many river basins throughout North
America has been attributed, in part, to land-use modifications that cause changes in …

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

Pearly mussels (Unionoidea) live in lakes, rivers, and streams around the world. These
bivalves play important roles in freshwater ecosystems and were once both culturally and …

Freshwater mussel larval parasitism of fish is unique among bivalves. The relationship is
primarily phoretic rather than nutritive; only the smallest glochidia and the haustorial larva …

In freshwater bivalves development takes place in three ways (Fig. 6.1). 1. By producing
veliger larvae as in Dreissena polymorpha, which is particularly successful wherever it first …

Freshwater mussel community composition within two drainage basins in Alabama, USA,
was better explained by patterns of variability in the fish community and the type of strategy …

Life histories of the highly diverse and endangered North American freshwater mussel fauna
are poorly known. We investigated reproductive traits of eight riverine mussel species in …

A crucial factor in the reproduction of parasites is the rate of successful host infection. In most
parasitic species subtle mechanisms for the effective transmission of infectious stages have …

We examined changes in freshwater mussel abundance and species composition at eight
sites in Alabama and Mississippi in response to a severe drought in 2000. Five small-stream …