The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in California has been invaded by a species of mussel never before seen in North America.
Although the reduction of complex aspects of mussel adhesion to a simple molecule like dopamine seems astonishing, it shouldn't be. The astringency of red wine, the treatment of animal skins with ...
A recent discovery of zebra mussel shells in Prior Lake means boaters and anglers should take extra precautions, according to officials from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
The recent discovery of a live zebra mussel near Mactaquac, west of Fredericton, is raising concerns the invasive species is spreading in New Brunswick, with potentially damaging impacts on ecosystems ...
Animal populations from urban areas show significantly higher resilience to stressful environmental conditions. The mussel and crustacean species studied were able to adapt to disturbed ...
Within the animal kingdom, mussels are masters of underwater ... In their new work, the engineers combined sticky, mussel-inspired polymers with mucus-derived proteins, or mucins, to form a ...
Potash was selected because it can cause mussel mortality in as little as two days. The chemical works by interfering with mussels' ability to regulate essential cellular processes after they ...