The size and shape of parasitic larvae of naiads (Unionidae) are not dependent on female size

The naiads, large freshwater mussels (Unionida), have very long life spans, are large-bodied, and produce thousands to millions of larvae (glochidia) which typically must attach to host fish tissues to metamorphose into a juvenile mussel. Glochidia develop within a female's marsupial gill demib...

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Autores principales: Ćmiel, Adam M., Dołęga, Jacek, Aldridge, David C., Lipińska, Anna, Tang, Feng, Zając, Katarzyna, Lopes-Lima, Manuel, Zając, Tadeusz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8660881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34887477
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03143-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8660881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34887477
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03143-9

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