MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHANGES DURING METAMORPHOSIS IN UTTERBACKIA IMBECILLIS (BIVALVIA: UNIONIDAE)
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This study examines morphological and biochemical changes that occur as glochidia larvae of the freshwater mussel Utterbackia imbecillis (Say, 1829) metamorphose into juveniles. Metamorphosis encompasses two distinct stages. The first occurs during the first 3... ...