Across much of the animal kingdom, larger species face greater extinction risk. New research reveals that America’s ...
Researchers in China have described Huizhou xietianxiangi, a new genus and species of small freshwater mussel with zigzag ...
North America's freshwater mussels are disappearing at a staggering rate, with entire species vanishing before scientists can ...
A multi-marker genetic and anatomical study found that Chinese freshwater mussels traditionally grouped in Sinomytilus occupy ...
People collect mussels from the shore, but do they also exist in freshwater ecosystems? Just how many of these inconspicuous mussels can be found beneath the surface of inland waters became apparent ...
Researchers have created a new system that lets them remotely monitor the behavior of freshwater mussels. The system could be used to alert researchers to the presence of toxic substances in aquatic ...
Larvae of the freshwater pearl mussel can give protection against bacterial infection Glochidium larvae of the freshwater pearl mussel attach to salmon or trout gills, where they develop and grow for ...
A new online resource combines data from 45 different natural history collections to provide easy-to-use information on America’s threatened freshwater mussels Jack Tamisiea The National Museum of ...
PHILADELPHIA – Water tanks line a room in this city’s Water Works on the bank of the Schuylkill River. Inside are small fish that are hosts to tiny organisms that researchers in the nation’s sixth ...
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal regulators designated two U.S. freshwater mussels as threatened on Wednesday, a further sign of trouble for native mollusks that help cleanse waters by filtering ...
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