DREISSENID MUSSELS
TX: McMahon to expand study of invasive zebra mussels in
Texas Lakes (10/7/16)<https://www.uta.edu/news/releases/2016/10/Robert%20MacMahon.php>
A professor emeritus in biology from The University of
Texas at Arlington who is an esteemed expert in freshwater and marine invertebrates
is expanding his research into the spread of invasive zebra mussels into Texas
lakes. Zebra mussels’ invasion of North American water bodies has resulted in
the loss of billions of dollars in ecological services, human recreation, and
in mitigation and control of mussel fouling in potable water, power station and
industrial raw water facilities. “A female zebra mussel can produce up to a
million externally fertilized eggs within a single spawning season that develop
into planktonic larvae,” said Robert McMahon, professor emeritus of biology and
principal investigator on the new grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department….
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