Ecology and Evolution of the Freshwater Mussels Unionoida
Unionoida (naiads) are characterized by larvae which have to pass through a parasitic stage on a host fish. Some of these host-parasite systems are unique, since the generation time of the parasite exceeds that of its host by a factor of ten. There is tremendous life history variation. With a life s...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2001, 2001
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2001 |
| Series: | Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis
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Table of Contents:
- I Systematics and Distribution
- 1 Characterization of the Unionoida (= Naiads)
- 2 Freshwater Mussels (Hyriidae) of Australasia
- 3 Systematics and Distribution of the Recent Margaritiferidae
- 4 Population Genetics and Systematics of European Unionoidea
- II Life-History Strategies
- 5 Life-History Variation on Different Taxonomic Levels of Naiads
- 6 Larval Types and Early Postlarval Biology in Naiads (Unionoida)
- 7 Plasticity of Life-History Traits in Unio crassus
- 8 Life-History Data on the Virtually Unknown Margaritifera auricularia
- III Populations and Communities
- 9 Factors Affecting Naiad Occurrence and Abundance
- 10 Effect of Muskrat Predation on Naiads
- 11 Glochidial Mortality in Freshwater Mussels
- 12 Macrohabitat Factors Influencing the Distribution of Naiads in the St. Croix River, Minnesota and Wisconsin, USA
- IV Evolutionary Biology
- 13 Framework and Driving Forces for the Evolution of Naiad Life Histories
- 14 A Phylogenetic Perspective on the Evolution of Morphological and Reproductive Characteristics in the Unionoida
- 15 The Evolution of the Unionacea in North America, and Its Implications for the Worldwide Fauna
- V Mussels and Environment
- 16 Environmental Relationships of Naiads: Threats, Impact on the Ecosystem, Indicator Function
- 17 Filtration and Respiration Rates of Two Unionid Species and Their Impact on the Water Quality of a Lowland River
- 18 Effects of Eutrophication on Unionids
- 19 The Extent of, and Causes for, the Decline of a Highly Threatened Naiad: Margaritifera margaritifera
- 20 The Pearl Mussel-Salmon Community in the Varzuga River, Northwest Russia: Problems of Environmental Impacts
- 21 How Environmental Information Can Be Obtained from Naiad Shells
- VI Synopsis
- 22 Ecology and Evolution of the Naiads