Snails vs. Plants. B-Movie or Environmental Issue?!
It may sound like a B-movie plot line, but invasive aquatic plants are a real threat for native freshwater fauna, including snails. This week, I published an article on … Continue Reading →
Tag: mollusks
How will Freshwater Mussels Move with Climate Change?
Climate change, appropriately, has been a widely studied topic by ecologists concerned about biological conservation and adaptation. Several studies have demonstrated how butterflies or birds or fishes may respond as … Continue Reading →
New Article Coming! Road Pollutants in Mussels
We recently studied how pollutants entering streams from road crossings accumulate in mussels. We focused on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) generated from fossil fuels, such as those from vehicle engines. We compared PAH levels between mussels located … Continue Reading →
New article published!
My latest paper, Life Stage Sensitivity of a Freshwater Snail to Herbicides used in Invasive Aquatic Weed Control, is out this month in the journal Freshwater Mollusk Biology and Conservation. We report on hatching … Continue Reading →
How are baby mussels made?
Every parent has to explain ‘the birds and the bees’ at some point, but have you ever wondered how freshwater mussels work their magic? Turns out, it’s not a simple … Continue Reading →