Osmotic and Ionic Regulation of North American Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)
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Impending extinctions of North American freshwater mussels "Unionoida# following the zebra mussel "Dreissena polymorpha# invasion
0[ Freshwater mussels "Order Unionoida# are the most imperiled faunal group in North America^ 59) of described species are considered endangered or threatened\ and 01) are presumed extinct[ Widespread habitat degradation "including pollution\ siltation\ river channelization and impoundment# has been the primary cause of extinction during this century\ but a new stress was added in the last deca...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Zoologist
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0003-1569
DOI: 10.1093/icb/36.3.364