Biology and conservation of freshwater bivalves: Past, present and future perspectives

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 735, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-13

  Lopes Lima, Manuel ^a,b   Teixeira, Amílcar ^c   Froufe, Elsa ^b   Lopes, Anabela ^a,b   Varandas, Simone ^d   Sousa, Ronaldo ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biology; Conservation; Freshwater bivalves; Unionida

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; BIVALVE; CONSERVATION STATUS; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH WORK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 84901985211     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-014-1902-9     Document Type: Review

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