Life history of the endangered fine-rayed pigtoe pearly mussel, Fusconaia cuneolus (Lea, 1840), in the Clinch River, Virginia

The periods of gravidity and glochidial release, required fish hosts, and age and growth characteristics of Fusconaia cuneolus were studied in the upper Clinch River, Virginia during 1986 and 1987. This summer brooder is gravid from mid-May through late July, releasing most glochidia in midJune. Gil...

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Main Author: Bruenderman, Sue A.
Other Authors: Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53206