Science Features » Freshwater Mussels http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features Highlighted USGS science Mon, 20 May 2013 15:32:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Stranger than Fiction: The Secret Lives of Freshwater Mussels http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/usgs_top_story/stranger-than-fiction-the-secret-lives-of-freshwater-mussels/ http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/usgs_top_story/stranger-than-fiction-the-secret-lives-of-freshwater-mussels/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:52:19 +0000 ocweb http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/?p=150544 Collage: Human hand holding freshwater mussels with stream and bridge in background.

Collage: Human hand holding freshwater mussels with stream and bridge in background.

Within the rivers, streams, and lakes of North America live over 200 species of freshwater mussels that share an amazing life history. Join us in Reston, VA to explore the fascinating reproductive biology and ecological role of one of nature’s most sophisticated fishermen.

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]]> http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/usgs_top_story/stranger-than-fiction-the-secret-lives-of-freshwater-mussels/feed/ 0 sep_public_lecture Collage: Human hand holding freshwater mussels with stream and bridge in background.