Unionoid mussels are globally threatened and their conservation requires species-specific knowledge on their ecology and parasite-host interaction. Unio crassus is one of Europe’s most threatened unionoid species and has a temporary obligate parasitic life stage (glochidia) on fish. A lack of suitable hosts is probably a major limitation for mussel recruitment, but host species composition, suitability and availability in time and space have yet to be fully explored. This thesis examines different aspects of the host fish species, including their composition, suitability and ecological importance, in relation to U. crassus, using both field and laboratory studies. The effects of mussel and host density on mussel reproductive potential were ...
Freshwater mussels in the order Unionida are highly adapted to parasitize fish for the primary purpo...
Freshwater mussels have a unique life cycle in which they parasitize a fish host during their larval...
The freshwater mussel family Unionoida lives a complex life with its host animals and the freshwater...
Unionoid mussels are globally threatened and their conservation requires species-specific knowledge ...
Management decisions in conservation of threatened species require trading off social needs against ...
To understand the ecological factors behind the decline of functionally important threatened species...
Freshwater mussels (Unionida) dominate the biomass and are important keystone organisms in many riv...
To understand the ecological factors behind the decline of functionally important threatened species...
Management decisions in conservation of threatened species require trading off social needs against ...
Adaptation to temperature regimes and host presence may enhance fitness in parasites. In an experime...
Understanding the life-history characteristics of endangered species is crucial to their conservati...
The number of species extinctions is increasing at an alarming rate. Long-lived freshwater mussels o...
1. The survival of affiliate (dependent) species in a changing environment is determined by the inte...
Freshwater mussels in the order Unionida are highly adapted to parasitize fish for the primary purpo...
Co-extinctions are increasingly recognized as one of the major processes leading to the global biod...
Freshwater mussels in the order Unionida are highly adapted to parasitize fish for the primary purpo...
Freshwater mussels have a unique life cycle in which they parasitize a fish host during their larval...
The freshwater mussel family Unionoida lives a complex life with its host animals and the freshwater...
Unionoid mussels are globally threatened and their conservation requires species-specific knowledge ...
Management decisions in conservation of threatened species require trading off social needs against ...
To understand the ecological factors behind the decline of functionally important threatened species...
Freshwater mussels (Unionida) dominate the biomass and are important keystone organisms in many riv...
To understand the ecological factors behind the decline of functionally important threatened species...
Management decisions in conservation of threatened species require trading off social needs against ...
Adaptation to temperature regimes and host presence may enhance fitness in parasites. In an experime...
Understanding the life-history characteristics of endangered species is crucial to their conservati...
The number of species extinctions is increasing at an alarming rate. Long-lived freshwater mussels o...
1. The survival of affiliate (dependent) species in a changing environment is determined by the inte...
Freshwater mussels in the order Unionida are highly adapted to parasitize fish for the primary purpo...
Co-extinctions are increasingly recognized as one of the major processes leading to the global biod...
Freshwater mussels in the order Unionida are highly adapted to parasitize fish for the primary purpo...
Freshwater mussels have a unique life cycle in which they parasitize a fish host during their larval...
The freshwater mussel family Unionoida lives a complex life with its host animals and the freshwater...