Consider this world-class matchup of invasive species: New Zealand mudsnails versus Ukrainian quagga mussels. While both have been found in lakes Mead and Mohave in Southern Nevada, and mudsnails have ...

This is the time of year when one of the least-observed — but definitely one of the more fascinating — reproductive events that occurs in our Ozarks waterways begins to happen. August is when a number ...

Water diversion projects, though meant to correct unequal water distribution, unintentionally promote the growth of invasive aquatic species like the golden mussel. This fast-reproducing, ...

Editor’s note: This commentary is by David Deen, who is the river steward for the Connecticut River Watershed Council and a state representative from Westminster. He is the chair of the House Fish, ...

A study into the breeding processes of blue mussels may ultimately help improve IVF technology for humans, researchers from the University of Western Australia hope. Scientists have discovered a new ...

Researchers are interested in targeting reproduction in the quagga mussel, Passamaneck said. But while there's information about the mussels' ecology, their impacts on infrastructure and how to ...

Golden mussels may be small, but they can create outsized problems once they establish themselves in freshwater systems.

Freshwater mussels function as nature’s water treatment plants. Each animal can filter up to 600 gallons of water per month. And when working together, they can dramatically clean the water of the ...

Reproduction of native and invasive bitterling fishes and their hybridisation was studied in Japan. We collected mussels in which these bitterlings lay their eggs, kept them in aquaria, collected eggs ...