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White, Megan Pilarczyk 2011-09-08T08:36:01Z 2013-09-08T08:30:08Z 2011 https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/36156 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. en Wake Forest University biological indicators biomarkers copper freshwater mussels heat shock proteins HSP70 UTTERBACKIA IMBECILLIS (BIVALVIA: UNIONIDAE) AS A BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR OF COPPER POLLUTION Dissertation Dimock, Jr., Ronald V. Ashley-Ross, Miriam Johnson, A. Daniel Johnson, Erik C. Ringwood, Amy H. Biology 2013-09-08 open.access