Understanding the factors affecting thermal tolerance is crucial for predicting the impact
climate change will have on ectotherms. However, the role developmental plasticity plays in …

Molluscs are among the most diverse and widespread animal groups in freshwater habitats.
Unfortunately, like most freshwater taxa, they are decreasing dramatically and are now …

Freshwater mussels of the order Unionida are currently one of the most imperiled groups of
organisms in the North American faunal region. Accurate risk assessments and …

Freshwater mussels (order Unionoida) face multiple environmental stressors, which pose
serious conservation challenges to this diverse assemblage of aquatic invertebrates. Of …

The increase in the frequency and intensity of droughts and heatwaves caused by climate
change poses a major threat to biodiversity. In aquatic systems, sedentary species such as …

Species distribution models (SDMs) are an increasingly important tool for conservation
particularly for difficult‐to‐study locations and with understudied fauna. Our aims were to (1) …

Understanding the temperature tolerances of organisms is critical because the thermal
regimes of freshwater ecosystems are changing globally. Native freshwater mussels are …

Freshwater mussels are threatened with extirpation in North America. They are a sentinel
species for ecosystem function and contribute towards many ecosystem services. As …

Freshwater mussels are generally underrepresented in toxicity databases used to derive
water quality criteria, especially for long‐term exposures. Multiple tests were conducted to …

Freshwater ecosystems are experiencing shifts in the natural range and variation of water
temperatures due to anthropogenic activity, and these shifts can negatively affect survival …