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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"tan riffleshell"”.
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Population Biology of the Tan Riffleshell (<I>Epioblasma florentina walkeri</I>) and the Effects of Substratum and Light on Juvenile Propagation
The federally endangered tan riffleshell (<I>Epioblasma florentina walkeri</I>) is restricted to only one known reproducing population, in Indian Creek, Tazewell County, Virginia. Attempts to recover this species by augmenting relic populations throughout its historic range are aided through …
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A Holistic Approach to Taxonomic Evaluation of Two Closely Related Endangered Freshwater Mussel Species, the Oyster Mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis) and Tan Riffleshell (Epioblasma florentina walkeri) (Bivalvia: Unionidae)
… averaged 0.86. A genetic characterization of extant populations of E. capsaeformis and E. florentina walkeri was conducted to assess taxonomic validity and to resolve conservation issues related to recovery planning. These mussel species exhibit pronounced phenotypic variation, and are difficult …
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Population biology and fish hosts of several federally endangered freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) of the upper Tennessee River drainage, Virginia and Tennessee
… fish host identifications were completed for the tan riffleshell and purple bean populations. Host fish for <i>E. f. walkeri</i> were limited to the banded and mottled sculpin, greenside darter, redline darter, fantail darter, and snubnose darter. Fish hosts identified for <i>V. perpurpurea</i> …