UTTERBACKIA IMBECILLIS (BIVALVIA: UNIONIDAE) AS A BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR OF COPPER POLLUTION

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

contributor: White, Megan Pilarczyk (author)
date: 2011-09-08T08:36:01Z (accessioned); 2011 (issued)
identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10339/36156 (uri)
description: The freshwater mussel, <italic>Utterbackia imbecillis</italic>, is an ideal biological indicator of aquatic ecosystems because of its widespread geographic distribution, abundance, and sedentary, filter-feeding lifestyle. The present study evaluated the physiological responses of <italic>U. imbecillis</italic> to copper. This heavy metal is an ecologically relevant stressor, as it is a common aquatic pollutant that is particularly toxic to molluscs. (abstract)
language: en (iso)
publisher: Wake Forest University
subject: biological indicators; biomarkers; copper; freshwater mussels; heat shock proteins; HSP70
title: UTTERBACKIA IMBECILLIS (BIVALVIA: UNIONIDAE) AS A BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR OF COPPER POLLUTION
type: Dissertation; Dimock, Jr., Ronald V. (committeeChair); Ashley-Ross, Miriam (committeeMember); Johnson, A. Daniel (committeeMember); Johnson, Erik C. (committeeMember); Ringwood, Amy H. (committeeMember)
degree: Biology (discipline)
embargo: 2013-09-08 (terms); 2013-09-08 (liftdate)