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Ecology and Evolution of the Freshwater Mussels Unionoida

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Editors:
  1. Gerhard Bauer

    1. Institut für Biologie I, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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  2. Klaus Wächtler

    1. Institut für Zoologie, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany

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  • Gives a survey of recent insights into the biology of large freshwater mussels (naiads)
  • Explains the evolution of parasitic strategies
  • Covers also applied aspects such as the threatened population status of many naiad species and their use as sensitive environmental monitors
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 145)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXII
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  2. Systematics and Distribution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Characterization of the Unionoida (= Naiads)

      • Gerhard Bauer
      Pages 3-4

    3. Freshwater Mussels (Hyriidae) of Australasia

      • Keith F. Walker, Maria Byrne, Christopher W. Hickey, David S. Roper
      Pages 5-31

    4. Systematics and Distribution of the Recent Margaritiferidae

      • Douglas G. Smith
      Pages 33-49

    5. Population Genetics and Systematics of European Unionoidea

      • Karl-Otto Nagel, Guido Badino
      Pages 51-80

  3. Life-History Strategies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. Life-History Variation on Different Taxonomic Levels of Naiads

      • Gerhard Bauer
      Pages 83-91

    3. Larval Types and Early Postlarval Biology in Naiads (Unionoida)

      • Klaus Wächtler, Maria C. Dreher-Mansur, Torsten Richter
      Pages 93-125

    4. Plasticity of Life-History Traits in Unio crassus

      • Susanne Hochwald
      Pages 127-141

    5. Life-History Data on the Virtually Unknown Margaritifera auricularia

      • Rafael Araujo, Maria Angeles Ramos
      Pages 143-152

  4. Populations and Communities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. Factors Affecting Naiad Occurrence and Abundance

      • Gerhard Bauer
      Pages 155-162

    3. Effect of Muskrat Predation on Naiads

      • Elke Zahner-Meike, J. Mark Hanson
      Pages 163-184

    4. Glochidial Mortality in Freshwater Mussels

      • Wolfgang Jansen, Gerhard Bauer, Elke Zahner-Meike
      Pages 185-211

    5. Macrohabitat Factors Influencing the Distribution of Naiads in the St. Croix River, Minnesota and Wisconsin, USA

      • Daniel J. Hornbach
      Pages 213-230
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About this book

All those who think that bivalves are boring are in the best company. Karl von Frisch is reported to have turned the pages more quickly in texts where bivalves were treated because, according to him, they literally lack any behaviour. The fact that they can filtrate huge amounts of water, burrow into the sedi­ ment, actively swim, drill holes into rocks and boats or detect shadows with the aid of pretty blue eyes located on the rim of their mantle obviously left v. Frisch unimpressed. Why, then, a book on the large freshwater mussels (Naiads or Unionoida), which on first sight are much less spectacular than the marine ones? The main reason is that they are keepers of secrets which they reveal only on close and careful inspection. This is not only true for the pearls some species produce and which over centuries have contributed to the treasures of bishops and kings, but particularly for their ecology: their life cycles are linked with those of fishes, some can occur in incredible densities and some can live for more than 100 years. Thus, the presence or absence of naiads in a lake or stream has manifold implications.

Reviews

From the reviews "... Hier wird eine aktuelle Synopse des Wissens über die Biologie der großen Süßwassermuscheln = Najaden verfügbar gemacht, wie sie in dieser Vollständigkeit bislang nicht bekannt war. Dafür ist den Autoren zu danken. Der Band sollte in keiner wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek fehlen, ebenso nicht in der von Najadenforschern und Malakozoologen sowie der Nautrschutzverwaltung." (Mainzer Naturwissenschaftliches Archiv Vol. 39, 2001)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Biologie I, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    Gerhard Bauer

  • Institut für Zoologie, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany

    Klaus Wächtler

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ecology and Evolution of the Freshwater Mussels Unionoida

  • Editors: Gerhard Bauer, Klaus Wächtler

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56869-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-67268-5Published: 27 November 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-63140-5Published: 21 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-56869-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 396

  • Topics: Ecology, Zoology

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