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Synchronous reproduction may facilitate introgression in a hybrid mussel (Mytilus) population
(2009)
Mussel populations on the Irish Atlantic coast comprise an interbreeding mixture of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis (L.) and the Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lmk.). The occurrence of hybrid genotypes ...
Bivalve ligament - a new source of DNA for historical studies
(Aquatic Biology, 2007-12)
Bivalves are aquatic animals enclosed in 2 rigid shells that are held together by a hinge ligament. Features of the shell valves are important in taxonomy, and museums hold global collections of catalogued fossil, historical ...