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Population-specific phenotypic plasticity of endangered bivalves in response to...
Gomes-dos-Santos, André; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Silva, Beatriz; Machado, André M.; Pinto, Rui; Österling, Martin; Wallerius, Magnus Lovén; Urbańska, MariaFreshwater mussels are among the most endangered animal groups, highly sensitive to climate change due to their strict dependence on freshwater habitats. While freshwater mussels are often considered ecologically strict, their distribution across broad environmental gradients raises the possibility of population-specific adaptations mediated by phenotypic plasticity. This study investigates whether geographical...
Molecular insights into spined loaches (Cobitidae: Cobitis) reveal the complex ...
Perdices, Anabel; Queirós, João; Alves, Maria Judite; Alves, Paulo Célio; Beja, Pedro; Buckley, David; Clavero, Miguel; Coelho, Maria ManuelaPalaeogeographic and tectonic rearrangements of rivers have significantly influenced the phylogeography of Iberian and North African freshwater fishes, but their impact remains unclear. We revisit the phylogeographic relationships and diversification timelines of Cobitis (spined loaches, family Cobitidae) on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar. Sampling 230 sites across 41 river basins, we analysed genetic va...
Cold tolerance strategies of freshwater mussels across latitudes
Lipińska, Anna M.; Adamski, Paweł; Ćmiel, Adam M.; Golab, Maria J.; Idczak-Figiel, Paulina A.; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Mageroy, Jon H.; Nowakowska, AnnaFreshwater mussels across Europe exhibit physiological and behavioural adaptations to survive winter conditions. Climate change projections, including more frequent extreme weather events, are expected to intensify pressures on these ecosystems. In this study, we tested the temperature-size hypothesis, which posits that larger body size in ectothermic organisms is an adaptation to colder climates. We predicted ...
The mitochondrial genomes of Iberian freshwater and diadromous fishes
Veríssimo, Joana; Curto, Manuel; Alves, Maria Judite; Almeida, Pedro Raposo de; Aparicio, Enric; Clavero, Miguel; Chaves, CátiaThe Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe, is home to a distinctive freshwater fish fauna, predominantly composed of endemic species. This is a consequence of the prolonged isolation from western Europe caused by the Pyrenees, the diverse geological and climatic gradients, and the isolation of river basins. Freshwater and diadromous fishes have diversified in the Iberian Peninsula and include 72 currently r...
A curated dataset on the distribution of West Palaearctic freshwater bivalves
Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Aldridge, David C.; Álvarez, María G.; Araujo, Rafael; Barea-Azcón, José Miguel; Bikashvili, Ani; Bragado, Dolores; Bylyna, LiliaFreshwater bivalves (FWB) are attracting scientific and societal attention given their essential ecosystem services, ecological functions, and poor conservation status. Current knowledge of the spatial distribution of West Palearctic FWB is poor preventing the understanding of biogeography and conservation planning. One of the priorities of the pan-European networking project "CONFREMU - Conservation of freshwa...
Interspecific differences in the physiological condition of native freshwater m...
Modesto, Vanessa; Ilarri, Martina; Castro, Paulo; Carvalho, Francisco; Cavalheri, Thais; Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Teixeira, Amílcar; Ozorio, Rodrigo O.A.The Asian clam Corbicula fluminea has been widely introduced into aquatic ecosystems and may impact the physiological condition and survival of native freshwater mussels. However, very few studies have evaluated this issue quantitatively. To fill this gap, manipulative field experiments were performed to assess two possible mechanisms of impact on native mussels: (i) interspecific interactions, and (ii) C. flum...
The mitochondrial genomes of Iberian freshwater and diadromous fishes
Veríssimo, Joana; Curto, Manuel; Alves, Judite; Almeida, Pedro; Aparicio, Enric; Clavero, Miguel; Chaves, Cátia; Fernandez-Delgado, CarlosThe Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe, is home to a distinctive freshwater fish fauna, predominantly composed of endemic species. This is a consequence of the prolonged isolation from western Europe caused by the Pyrenees, the diverse geological and climatic gradients, and the isolation of river basins. Freshwater and diadromous fishes have diversified in the Iberian Peninsula and include 72 currently r...
The mitochondrial genomes of Iberian freshwater and diadromous fishes
Veríssimo, Joana; Curto, Manuel; Alves, Maria Judite; de Almeida, Pedro Raposo; Aparicio, Enric; Clavero, Miguel; Chaves, CátiaThe Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe, is home to a distinctive freshwater fish fauna, predominantly composed of endemic species. This is a consequence of the prolonged isolation from western Europe caused by the Pyrenees, the diverse geological and climatic gradients, and the isolation of river basins. Freshwater and diadromous fishes have diversified in the Iberian Peninsula and include 72 currently r...
Integrative phylogenetic, phylogeographic and morphological characterisation of...
Lopes-Lima, Manuel; Geist, Juergen P.; Egg, S.; Beran, Luboš; Bikashvili, Ani; Van Bocxlaer, Bert; Bogan, Arthur E.; Bolotov, Ivan N.The global decline of freshwater mussels and their crucial ecological services highlight the need to understand their phylogeny, phylogeography and patterns of genetic diversity to guide conservation efforts. Such knowledge is urgently needed for Unio crassus, a highly imperilled species originally widespread throughout Europe and southwest Asia. Recent studies have resurrected several species from synonymy bas...
The complete mitochondrial genome of Potomida acarnanica (Kobelt, 1879)
Matos, Ana; Gomes-dos-Santos, André; Teixeira, Amílcar; Varandas, Simone; Sousa, Ronaldo; Karaouzas, Ioannis; Zogaris, Stamatis; Froufe, ElsaFreshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionida) play essential roles in the well-functioning of ecosystems, even providing essential services to humans. However, these bivalves face numerous threats (e.g. habitat loss and fragmentation, pollution, introduction of invasive species, and climate change) which have already led to the extinction of many populations. This underscores the need to fully characterize the biolog...