Extensive allozyme monomorphism in a threatened species of freshwater mussel, Margaritifera hembeli Conrad (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae)

A threatened but under-studied component offreshwater biodiversity in North America is thenative freshwater mussels (Bivalvia:Unionoidea: Margaritiferidae and Unionidae). Genetic data suggest that these mussel speciesgenerally exhibit levels of variability similarto other invertebrates. We surveyed...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Conservation genetics 2004-01, Vol.5 (2), p.271-278
Hauptverfasser:	Curole, Jason P, Foltz, David W, Brown, Kenneth M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal populations Bivalvia Genetic diversity Habitat preferences Indigenous species Margaritifera hembeli Margaritiferidae Metapopulations Mollusks Population structure Species extinction Threatened species Unionidae
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