Observations on burrowing rates and comments on host specificity in the endangered mussel Lampsilis higginsi
Journal of Freshwater Ecology
By: J.R. Sylvester, L.E. Holland, and T.K. Kamer
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Abstract
In preliminary laboratory studies, the endangered mussel Lampsitis higginsi was unable to burrow into rocky substrates, but did burrow into substrates comprised of silt, clay, sand, and/or pebble-gravel. Burrowing times were shortest in silt and longest in pebble-gravel. As judged by longevity of glochidial infection, walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) and largemouth bass (Micropterus satrnoides) may be suitable hosts for the parasitic stage. When glochidia were placed in water without host fish, half had died after 48 hours, and all had died after 72 hours.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Observations on burrowing rates and comments on host specificity in the endangered mussel Lampsilis higginsi |
| Series title | Journal of Freshwater Ecology |
| DOI | 10.1080/02705060.1984.9664638 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 1984 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Contributing office(s) | Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 555 |
| Last page | 559 |
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