The global decline of freshwater mussels is related with a great variety of factors, including
the introduction of invasive species. However, the possible effects of other invasive bivalves …

Many doubts still exist about which freshwater mussel Unio species inhabit Northwest Africa.
While some authors refer to the presence of Unio delphinus in the Atlantic North African …

To understand the effect of metal pollution on the speciation process, we conducted
comparative analyses of six populations of the gastropod Melanoides tuberculata, which …

The freshwater mussel Contradens contradens (Lea, 1838) occurs in most types of
freshwater habitats throughout Thailand. The species shows extensive variation in shell …

Non‐native species introductions are a major concern for the conservation of natural
ecosystems. The spread of non‐native species depends not only on their adaptation to the …

We studied shell variation in the thick-shelled river mussel (Unio crassus Philipson, 1788)
sampled from two sites of very different character:(1) a rocky channel (San river) and (2) a …

Determining the geographical origin of seafood is crucial for regulators and fishing
industries who seek to prevent commercial fraud, enforce food safety regulations, and …

The genus Corbicula is well known as one of the most invasive bivalves globally, and is
morphologically variable and taxonomically complicated. Continuous effort has been made …

The shell is the most conspicuous and variable part of a bivalve and is largely affected by
environmental conditions. Thus, this study was conducted to describe the changes in the …

Shell shape variation of the freshwater mussel Castalia ambigua in relation to environmental
and genetic drivers remains unresolved in South America. Along an increasing upstream to …