UTTERBACKIA IMBECILLIS (BIVALVIA: UNIONIDAE) AS A BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR OF COPPER POLLUTION
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- abstract
- The freshwater mussel,
Utterbackia imbecillis , 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 ofU. imbecillis to copper. This heavy metal is an ecologically relevant stressor, as it is a common aquatic pollutant that is particularly toxic to molluscs. - subject
- biological indicators
- biomarkers
- copper
- freshwater mussels
- heat shock proteins
- HSP70
- contributor
- Dimock, Jr., Ronald V. (committee chair)
- Ashley-Ross, Miriam (committee member)
- Johnson, A. Daniel (committee member)
- Johnson, Erik C. (committee member)
- Ringwood, Amy H. (committee member)
- date
- 2011-09-08T08:36:01Z (accessioned)
- 2013-09-08T08:30:08Z (available)
- 2011 (issued)
- degree
- Biology (discipline)
- embargo
- 2013-09-08 (terms)
- identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10339/36156 (uri)
- language
- en (iso)
- publisher
- Wake Forest University
- title
- UTTERBACKIA IMBECILLIS (BIVALVIA: UNIONIDAE) AS A BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR OF COPPER POLLUTION
- type
- Dissertation