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Polymorphism in the aggressive mimicry lure of the parasitic freshwater mussel Lampsilis fasciola by Hewitt, Trevor L, Johnson, Paul D, Buntin, Michael, Moore, Talia Y, Ó Foighil, Diarmaid

“…Unionoid freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) are free-living apart from a brief, obligately parasitic, larval stage that infects fish hosts, and gravid…”
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Evolution of diverse host infection mechanisms delineates an adaptive radiation of lampsiline freshwater mussels centered on their larval ecology by Hewitt, Trevor L, Haponski, Amanda E, Foighil, Diarmaid Ó

“…North American watersheds contain a high diversity of freshwater mussels (Unionoida). During the long-lived, benthic phase of their life cycle, up to 40…”
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Ecological correlates and phylogenetic signal of host use in North American unionid mussels by Hewitt, Trevor L., Wood, Chelsea L., Ó Foighil, Diarmaid

“…[Display omitted] •Freshwater mussels and their host fish show evidence of topological congruence.•Significant phylogenetic signal was found for unionid mussel…”
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Phylogeography of the freshwater mussel species Lasmigona costata: testing post-glacial colonization hypotheses by Hewitt, Trevor L., Bergner, Jennifer L., Woolnough, Daelyn A., Zanatta, David T.

“…Understanding genetic diversity across large spatial scales helps to reveal patterns of population structure. Mitochondrial DNA sequences and microsatellite…”
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Development and characterization of 29 microsatellite markers for Ligumia nasuta (Bivalvia: Unionidae) using an Illumina sequencing approach by Scott, Mariah W., Hoffman, Jordan R., Hewitt, Trevor L., Beasley, Rochelle R., Lance, Stacey L., Jones, Kenneth L., Morris, Todd J., Zanatta, David T.

“…Ligumia nasuta (Say, 1817; Eastern Pondmussel) is an imperiled freshwater mussel (Unionidae) in eastern North America. Population declines in the Laurentian…”
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Evolutionary Dynamics of Parasitic Larval Ecology and Lure Mimicry in North American Freshwater Mussels (Unionidae: Bivalvia: Mollusca) by Hewitt, Trevor L

“…Freshwater mussels in the order Unionoida exhibit two outstanding attributes. Although only one of nine freshwater bivalve lineages, they dominate that group…”
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