Is the body condition of the invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) enhanced through attachment to native freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae)?

The invasion of zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha, into Western Europe and North America has driven widespread ecological change. Attachment of zebra mussels to the shell of native unionoid mussels has resulted in reductions in unionoid abundance and, in extreme cases, their localised extirpations...

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Autor principal: Pilotto, Francesca (author)
Outros Autores: Sousa, Ronaldo Gomes (author), Aldridge, David C. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2016
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/49175
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/49175