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Unionidae

Known as: Unionid, Native Mussels, Unionids 
A family of freshwater mussels in the class BIVALVIA. They differ from ZEBRA MUSSELS in that they are larger and posses a larval stage called… 
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2011
2011
A multi-biomarker approach in cross-transplanted mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis
The present work integrates the active biomonitoring (ABM) concept in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis from the South coast of… 
2007
2007
Seasonal variations in metal content of two Unio pictorum mancus (Mollusca, Unionidae) populations from two lakes of different trophic state
To assess the impact of lake trophy on trace element accumulation by Unio pictorum mancus, a population from the mesooligotrophic… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Evaluation of Lethality and Genotoxicity in the Freshwater Mussel Utterbackia imbecillis (Bivalvia: Unionidae) Exposed Singly and in Combination to Chemicals Used in Lawn Care
AbstractMany chemicals, including fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides, are routinely applied to turf in the care and… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Native eelgrass Zostera marina controls growth and reproduction of an invasive mussel through food limitation
In southern California, native eelgrass Zostera marina L. and the invasive non-native mussel Musculista senhousia have dynamic… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Sexual conflict, sexual selection and sperm competition in the spawning decisions of bitterling, Rhodeussericeus
Abstract. Sexual selection may operate through either direct selection on preference genes or indirect genetic benefits. However… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Assessing relationships between human land uses and the decline of native mussels, fish, and macroinvertebrates in the Clinch and Powell river watershed, USA
The fee‐flowing Clinch and Powell watershed in Virginia, USA, harbors a high number of endemic mussel and fish species but they… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Phylogeographic analysis of the threatened and endangered superconglutinate‐producing mussels of the genus Lampsilis (Bivalvia: Unionidae)
Several species of freshwater unionid mussels in the genus Lampsilis exhibit a remarkable reproductive strategy. Female mussels… 
1999
1999
Spatial variability in Mussels used to assess base level nitrogen isotope ratio in freshwater ecosystems
Freshwater mussels have been used to establish base level nitrogen isotope ratio values (δ15N) used in trophic position and food… 
1998
1998
Cercarial production of the trematode Rhipidocotyle fennica in clams kept in the field.
The numbers of cercariae that trematodes produce have been previously investigated in the laboratory but not in the field. I… 
1996
1996
Valve movement of the freshwater mussel Anodonta anatina: a reciprocal transplant experiment between lake and river
The effects of source and caging on the valve movements of the freshwater unionid mussel (Anodonta anatina) were studied in a… 
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