Captive breeding of the endangered freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Thomas, G R ^a   Taylor, J ^b   de Leaniz, C Garcia ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Captive breeding; Freshwater pearl mussel; Host specificity; Juvenile culture; Margaritifera margaritifera

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HOST SPECIFICITY; INVERTEBRATE; JUVENILE; REINTRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; GLOCHIDIA; INVERTEBRATA; MARGARITIFERA MARGARITIFERA; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 77955111443     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00286     Document Type: Article

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