Maintenance of genetic diversity is a critical component to the management and recovery of
imperiled species. By ensuring that a species' genetic diversity is maintained, issues like …

Abstract Freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida) are highly imperiled with many species
on the verge of local extirpation or global extinction. This study investigates patterns of …

Abstract The Cumberlandian Combshell (Epioblasma brevidens) and Oyster Mussel (E.
capsaeformis) are critically endangered freshwater mussel species native to the Tennessee …

Species distributions and population genetic structure are determined by landscape history
and biological characteristics of an organism. Pleistocene glaciations affected species …

Margaritifera hembeli is a federally threatened freshwater mussel species restricted to three
central Louisiana drainages. Currently, management efforts are being formulated without an …

Population genomics has significantly increased our ability to make inferences about
microevolutionary processes and demographic histories, which have the potential to …

Understanding genetic structure and connectivity between populations of freshwater
mussels is essential to effective conservation. We examined two congeneric species of …

Hypotheses relating genomic diversity to community attributes such as abundance and
species diversity attract attention from a wide and varied audience because their …

Freshwater mussels are an important element of freshwater biodiversity and provide
essential ecosystem services. However, mussels are among the most imperilled groups of …

Abstract Freshwater organisms of North America have had their contemporary genetic
structure shaped by vicariant events, especially Pleistocene glaciations. Life history traits …