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Allometric relationships in the filtration rates of the Asian clam Corbicula fluminea fed two phytoplankton species
Filtration rates (FRs) of the invasive Asian clam C. fluminea of various sizes ranging from 0.5 to 4.5 g whole-body weight were experimentally assessed under controlled laboratory conditions using two phytoplankt...
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The effects of food quantity, light, and temperature on clearance rates in freshwater bivalves (Cyrenidae and Unionidae)
Assessing the environmental variables that influence freshwater bivalve filtration activity is key to better understand the functioning of stream ecosystems. In the present study, the effects of light (0 ± 0 µ...
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Clearance rates of freshwater bivalves Corbicula fluminea and Utterbackia imbecillis in the presence and absence of light
Light affects bivalve behavior and ga** activity, but its potential effects on bivalve filtration remain poorly investigated. In this study, clearance rates of two bivalve species: the Asian clam, Corbicula flu...
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Open AccessDeep data analytics for genetic engineering of diatoms linking genotype to phenotype via machine learning
Genome engineering for materials synthesis is a promising avenue for manufacturing materials with unique properties under ambient conditions. Biomineralization in diatoms, unicellular algae that use silica to ...
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Relating fish health and reproductive metrics to contaminant bioaccumulation at the Tennessee Valley Authority Kingston coal ash spill site
A 4.1 million m3 coal ash release into the Emory and Clinch rivers in December 2008 at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant in east Tennessee, USA, prompted a long-term, large-scale biological m...
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Monitoring Fish Contaminant Responses to Abatement Actions: Factors that Affect Recovery
Monitoring of contaminant accumulation in fish has been conducted in East Fork Poplar Creek (EFPC) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee since 1985. Bioaccumulation trends are examined over a twenty year period coinciding w...