Polymorphism in the aggressive mimicry lure of the parasitic freshwater mussel Lampsilis fasciola
Polymorphism in the aggressive mimicry lure of the parasitic freshwater mussel Lampsilis fasciola
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United States: PeerJ. Ltd
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Unionoid freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) are free-living apart from a brief, obligately parasitic, larval stage that infects fish hosts, and gravid female mussels have evolved a spectrum of strategies to infect fish hosts with their larvae. In many North American species, this involves displaying a mantle lure: a pigmented fleshy extension...
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Polymorphism in the aggressive mimicry lure of the parasitic freshwater mussel Lampsilis fasciola
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_0a2dac504c6d4502b512e0aa30512d06
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_0a2dac504c6d4502b512e0aa30512d06
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2167-8359
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2167-8359
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10.7717/peerj.17359
