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Selective allergy to mussels in a mussels handler

open access: yes, 2011
Juaneda Magdalena, Manuel   +4 more
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Can colonizing mussel outcompete indigenous mussel?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 1988
Abstract The Red Sea mussel Brachidontes variabilis (Krauss) has colonized the Mediterranean Sea following immigration through the Suez Canal. In the Mediterranean, it encountered Mytilaster minimus (Poli) a smaller species with a higher intrinsic rate of population increase.
Uriel N. Safriel, Zehava Sasson-Frostig
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Suppression of microzooplankton by zebra mussels: importance of mussel size

Freshwater Biology, 1995
SUMMARY1. The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) is amongst the most recent species to invade the Great Lakes. We explored the suppressive capabilities of mussels 6–22‐mm in size on Lake St Clair microzooplankton (< 240)μm) in laboratory experiments.2.
HUGH J. MACISAAC   +2 more
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Mussels as biological indicators of pollution

Aquaculture, 1991
Abstract Mussels have been extensively utilized in the past as a biological indicator of pollution in monitoring programs. The reason for this choice is that the mussel is a sessile, filter-feeding organism, able to accumulate within its tissues many of the contaminants (pesticides, hydrocarbons, metals, etc.) present in sea water.
VIARENGO, Aldo Giuseppe, CANESI L.
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The Mussel Watch concept

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 1986
The use of bivalves as sentinel organisms for collectives of marine pollutants is evaluated with data from the U.S. Mussel Watch, 1976-1978. The utilization of soft parts and of the shells are compared for metals and plutonium. Finally, the need for a global mussel watch, emphasizing the analyses of chlorinated hydrocarbon biocides in the tropics and ...
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Mussels

2004
Fact sheet on endangered or threatened species in New Jersey, containing identification, habitat, and status and conservation information.
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