Freshwater mussels are declining globally, and effective conservation requires prioritizing
research and actions to identify and mitigate threats impacting mussel species …

Delineating species boundaries correctly is crucial to the discovery of life's diversity because
it determines whether or not different individual organisms are members of the same entity …

The conservation biology of Australasian freshwater mussels is hindered by lack of a
taxonomic framework that employs molecular data as a complement to shell characters …

Australian dryland rivers are acknowledged as being among the most variable and
unpredictable in the world in terms of their flow regimes. Although renowned for their …

The 'Field of Dreams Hypothesis' states 'if we build it, they will come', referring to the
assumption that if habitats are restored, species will recolonise them. However, the ability of …

Freshwater mussels (Unionoida) show high intraspecific morphological variability, and some
shell morphological traits are believed to be associated with habitat conditions. It is not …

Genetic structure of sedentary marine organisms with planktonic larvae can be influenced by
oceanographic transport, larval behaviour and local selection. We analysed the population …

The Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea, is an invasive alien species (IAS) originally from Asia
that has spread worldwide causing major ecological and economic impacts in aquatic …

The identification of different species inside the Corbicula genus is complicated due to the
high variation of shell shape, colour and sculpture of the individuals. The species Corbicula …

The widespread distribution of the freshwater shrimp Paratya australiensis in eastern
Australia suggests that populations of this species have been connected in the past …