Evolution of diverse host infection mechanisms delineates an adaptive radiation of lampsiline freshwater mussels centered on their larval ecology
North American watersheds contain a high diversity of freshwater mussels (Unionoida). During the long-lived, benthic phase of their life cycle, up to 40 species can co-occur in a single riffle and there is typically little evidence for major differences in their feeding ecology or microhabitat parti...
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PeerJ Inc.
2021-11-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/12287.pdf |