As anglers cast lures into Minnesota’s lakes and rivers this time of year, native mussels lurking on the bottoms of those water bodies are also luring fish — with a surprising bait-and-switch move.

Discover the impact of zebra mussels on Green Lake's ecosystem and learn about efforts to control these invasive species in ...

Michigan is home to 43 species of native freshwater mussels, 30 of which are considered to be at risk of extinction. Among the many factors that threaten the hard-shelled bottom dwellers are ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Water managers and state wildlife officials last year hoped the discovery of a microscopic zebra mussel larva in the Colorado River was a one-time event, not ...

My research concerns freshwater mussels, namely their use of mimicry to lure and parasitize host fishes. I am particularly interested in the genetic basis of the mimic structures and potential drivers ...