The paper presents a review of literature data, supplemented with original observations, on
the presence, establishment, distribution and invasive status of alien fish, amphibian and …

The introduction of invasive species has become an increasing environmental problem in
freshwater ecosystems due to the high economic and ecological impacts it has generated …

Successful aquatic biological invasions are often dependent on human vectors. The
Chinese pond mussel Sinanodonta woodiana is a fast-growing, high-filtering, and highly …

Understanding the invasive potential of species outside their native range is one of the most
pressing questions in applied evolutionary and ecological research. Admixture of genotypes …

This note is the first communication of the occurrence of the alien Anodonta (Sinanodonta)
woodiana (Lea, 1834)(Bivalvia: Unionidae) in Lake Maggiore (Northern Italy). We have …

The increasingly frequent appearance of invasive species of mussels is a common
phenomenon nowadays. Their rapid expansion is a significant component of the global …

ABSTRACT DNA sequences of the mitochondrial cox1 gene were analysed in 4 new local
populations of Sinanodonta woodiana (Bivalvia) in Poland, in the first reported Polish …

Freshwater mussels of Anodonta woodiana were artificially cultured from newly transformed
juveniles (day 0) to the onset of adulthood (day 750). Morphological and organogenic …

The freshwater mussel Anodonta (Sinanodonta) woodiana (Lea, 1834)(Chinese Huge
Mussel or Swan Mussel)(Bivalvia: Unionidae) is the largest unionid species present in the …

Abstract The Chinese pond mussel Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) is a large freshwater
bivalve species of the family Unionidae and a known invasive alien species. Proper …