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The role of host specificity in explaining the invasion success of the freshwater mussel Anodonta woodiana in Europe

SYSNO ASEP	0361518
Document Type	J - Journal Article
R&D Document Type	Journal Article
Subsidiary J	Článek ve WOS
Title	The role of host specificity in explaining the invasion success of the freshwater mussel Anodonta woodiana in Europe
Author(s)	Douda, K. (CZ) Vrtílek, Milan (UBO-W)_{RID, ORCID, SAI} Slavík, O. (CZ) Reichard, Martin (UBO-W)_{RID, ORCID, SAI, SAI}
Number of authors	4
Source Title	Biological Invasions. - : Springer - ISSN 1387-3547 Roč. 14, č. 1 (2012), s. 127-137
Number of pages	11 s.
Language	eng - English
Country	NL - Netherlands
Keywords	aquatic habitat ; Bivalvia ; host-parasite relationship ; host specificity ; Mollusca
Subject RIV	EG - Zoology
R&D Projects	KJB600930802 GA AV ČR - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (AV ČR)
CEZ	AV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011)
UT WOS	000298646200011
EID SCOPUS	84855274719
DOI	10.1007/s10530-011-9989-7
Annotation	We investigated invasion potential of Anodonta (Sinanodonta) woodiana, a species of unionid mussel that has recently become established worldwide despite having an obligatory parasitic stage termed glochidium that must encyst on host fish. Its invasion success has been attributed to the success of its co-invasive hosts, mainly carp species of Asian origin. However, using experimental infections we found that A. woodiana is a broad generalist and can complete its development on all eight freshwater fish host species tested, either co-invasive or native. From monthly collected field data on egg and glochidia development, we did not detect any apparent limitation of A. woodiana reproduction by ambient temperature under typical conditions of a Central European lowland river. Consequently, we predict further invasion of A. woodiana. We discuss other potential consequences of A. woodiana invasion.
Workplace	Institute of Vertebrate Biology
Contact	Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524
Year of Publishing	2013

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