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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |