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Initial occurrences of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on freshwater mussels (Family Unionidae) in the Upper Mississippi River System.

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The exotic zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) was found attached to native freshwater mussels (Unionidae) in La Grange, Peoria, and Alton Pools of the Illinois River and Pools 4, 13, and 26 of the Mississippi River. From 1% to 27% of native bivalves collected within these pools in 1992 had one or more zebra mussels attached, with the highest densities of zebra mussels found in the Illinois River. At one site in the Alton Pool of the Illinois River, 27% of native mussels had a mean of 2.2 zebra mussels attached. Densities were lower in the Mississippi River sites, ranging from 1% to 12%, with the highest density occurring below the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. Of the 25 native species collected, nine had zebra [...]

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Journal of Freshwater Ecology 8(3):245-251. Reprinted by the National Biological Survey, Environmental Management Technical Center, Onalaska, Wisconsin

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