Freshwater mussels: Investigating the remarkable reproductive cycle of Michigan's threatened mollusks
May 24, 2024
May 24, 2024
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 24 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
These captive-raised wavy-rayed lampmussel freshwater mussels were used in a University of Michigan-led study of fleshy "mantle lures" that pregnant female mussels use to infect fish hosts with their young. Image credit: Diarmaid O'Foighil, University of Michigan
EXPERT Q&A
Michigan is home to 43 species of native freshwater mussels, 30 of which are considered . . .
These captive-raised wavy-rayed lampmussel freshwater mussels were used in a University of Michigan-led study of fleshy "mantle lures" that pregnant female mussels use to infect fish hosts with their young. Image credit: Diarmaid O'Foighil, University of Michigan
EXPERT Q&A
Michigan is home to 43 species of native freshwater mussels, 30 of which are considered . . .