Freshwater mussels are declining globally, and effective conservation requires prioritizing
research and actions to identify and mitigate threats impacting mussel species …

Abstract Background Supernumerary ORFan genes (ie, open reading frames without
obvious homology to other genes) are present in the mitochondrial genomes of gonochoric …

Westralunio carteri is the only species of freshwater mussel found in south-western Australia
and, owing to a lack of comprehensive information on its ecology, its conservation status has …

Freshwater mussels provide important benefits to aquatic ecosystems by filtering water,
bioturbating sediments, and cycling and transforming nutrients. The global decline in mussel …

Freshwater mussels face threats from climate change and changing land use that are
dramatically altering their habitat. The health of mussel populations and the state of current …

Freshwater mussels are important functional components of aquatic ecosystems.
Westralunio carteri is a threatened freshwater mussel species, endemic to south-western …

The freshwater mussel Westralunio carteri (Iredale, 1934) has long been considered the
sole Westralunio species in Australia, limited to the Southwest and listed as vulnerable on …

Here we analyse in detail, for the first time, the growth pattern of the endangered freshwater
mussel Margaritifera auricularia in the Ebro basin, a life history trait essential for …

Reversing the effects of secondary salinization, and its impacts on aquatic biodiversity, is a
growing global challenge, and particularly prevalent in Mediterranean-climate regions …

The advent of global warming events on already stressed organisms by pollution and loss of
habitats raised concerns on the sustainability of local mussel populations. The purpose of …