Tropical fresh waters experience one of the highest rates of biodiversity loss globally.
Effective tropical freshwater biodiversity conservation requires prioritised and concerted …

Freshwater mussels cannot spread through oceanic barriers and represent a suitable model
to test the continental drift patterns. Here, we reconstruct the diversification of Oriental …

Freshwater mussels are essential for the integrity of freshwater ecosystems but numbers of
these organisms are declining rapidly at regional and global scales. The phylogenetic and …

Accurate identification and precise classification of freshwater mussel species that are
among the most threatened freshwater taxa in the world, play a crucial role in informing …

Freshwater mussels (order Unionida) are a popular group for a wide array of non‐taxonomic
research driven by questions related to their functions in ecosystems, to relationships among …

The unique biodiversity in Malaysia makes this country a global hotspot for different aspects
of research. Many European and non-native research activities are conducting by different …

Abstract The freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) of the biodiversity hotspot Sundaland
are experiencing severe anthropogenic threats, whilst their diversity and distribution remain …

Accurate phylogenetic reconstructions are crucial for comprehending the evolutionary
histories, reproductive traits, and ecological habits of organisms. The subfamily Gonideinae …

Tropical freshwater invertebrate species are becoming extinct without being described, and
effective conservation is hampered by a lack of taxonomic and distribution data. DNA …

Two new genera and three new species of freshwater mussels in the tribe Pseudodontini
(Bivalvia, Unionidae) are described from the Mekong Basin in Thailand based on an …