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Pyganodon (Bivalvia: Unionoida: Unionidae) phylogenetics: a male- and female-transmitted mitochondrial DNA perspective.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 May 2012
Doucet-Beaupré Hélène, Blier Pierre U, Chapman Eric G, Piontkivska Helen, Dufresne France, Sietman Bernard E, Mulcrone Renee S, Hoeh Walter R
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Species boundaries, evolutionary relationships and geographic distributions of many unionoid bivalve species, like those in the genus Pyganodon, remain unresolved in Eastern North America. Because unionoid bivalves are one of the most imperiled groups of animals in the world, understanding the genetic variation within and among populations as well as among species is crucial for effective conservation planning....
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