Conservation genetics of a critically endangered limpet genus and rediscovery of an extinct species.

A third of all known freshwater mollusk extinctions worldwide have occurred within a single medium-sized American drainage. The Mobile River Basin (MRB) of Alabama, a global hotspot of temperate freshwater biodiversity, was intensively industrialized during the 20(th) century, driving 47 of its 139...

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Main Authors: Diarmaid Ó Foighil, Jingchun Li, Taehwan Lee, Paul Johnson, Ryan Evans, John B Burch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3105076?pdf=render