Disease and disorders of freshwater unionid mussels: a brief overview of recent studies
The use of aquatic invertebrates in biomedical research and as environmental sentinels has dramatically grown in recent decades, with an increased need in understanding of comparative pathology. The Unionids freshwater mussels are a group of worldwide distributed bivalves residing small ditches and...
Main Authors: | Francesca Carella, Grazia Villari, Nicola Maio, Gionata De Vico |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Physiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2016.00489/full |
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