Year: 1997
Type: article
Abstract: Speciation of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoidea) can occur sympatrically (ecologically) via new glochidial host acquisition.Due to the characteristics of the unionoidean life cycle, this hypothesis overcomes the objections of the classical allopatric speciation paradigm, namely homogamy and linkage of mate and habitat preferences.Examples of freshwater mussel populations in various stages of the speciation process are provided from the literature.
Author: Graf, Daniel L
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Harvard University
OpenAlex ID: W2990132949