Fouling of European freshwater bivalves (Unionidae) by the invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)

1. The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) is well known for its invasive success and its ecological and economic impacts. Of particular concern has been the regional extinction of North American freshwater mussels (Order Unionoida) on whose exposed shells the zebra mussels settle. Surprisingly, rel...

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Main Author: Sousa, Ronaldo Gomes (author)
Other Authors: Pilotto, Francesca (author), Aldridge, David C. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Dreissena polymorpha
Fouling
Glycogen
Interspecific and intraspecific patterns
Nonindigenous
unionoid mussels
non-indigenous invasive species
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/17373
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/17373

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/17373

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