All Outputs (6)

Biochemical composition of freshwater mussels in Malaysia: A neglected nutrient source for rural communities (2018)
Journal Article
Zieritz, A., Azam-Ali, S., Marriott, A. L., Nasir, N. A. B. M., Ng, Q. N., Razak, N. A. A. B. A., & Watts, M. (2018). Biochemical composition of freshwater mussels in Malaysia: A neglected nutrient source for rural communities. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 72, 104-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2018.06.012

Nutrient deficiency is still prevalent in Southeast Asia. Freshwater mussels (Unionida) are widespread and consumed by low-income, rural and indigenous communities, but their biochemistry is poorly known. We assessed concentrations of nutrients and h... Read More about Biochemical composition of freshwater mussels in Malaysia: A neglected nutrient source for rural communities.

Expansion and systematics redefinition of the most threatened freshwater mussel family, the Margaritiferidae (2018)
Journal Article
Lopes-Lima, M., Bolotov, I. N., Do, V. T., Aldridge, D. C., Fonseca, M. M., Gan, H. M., …Bogan, A. E. (2018). Expansion and systematics redefinition of the most threatened freshwater mussel family, the Margaritiferidae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 127, 98-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.041

© 2018 Elsevier Inc. Two Unionida (freshwater mussel) families are present in the Northern Hemisphere; the Margaritiferidae, representing the most threatened of unionid families, and the Unionidae, which include several genera of unresolved taxonomic... Read More about Expansion and systematics redefinition of the most threatened freshwater mussel family, the Margaritiferidae.

Current and future effects of global change on a hotspot's freshwater diversity (2018)
Journal Article
Gallardo, B., Bogan, A. E., Harun, S., Jainih, L., Lopes-Lima, M., Pizarro, M., …Zieritz, A. (2018). Current and future effects of global change on a hotspot's freshwater diversity. Science of the Total Environment, 635, 750-760. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.056

Deforestation, climate change and invasive species constitute three global threats to biodiversity that act synergistically. However, drivers and rates of loss of freshwater biodiversity now and in the future are poorly understood. Here we focus on t... Read More about Current and future effects of global change on a hotspot's freshwater diversity.

Development and evaluation of hotshot protocols for cost-and time-effective extraction of PCR-ready DNA from single freshwater mussel larvae (Bivalvia: Unionida) (2018)
Journal Article
Zieritz, A., Yasaeng, P., Razak, N. F. A., Hongtrakul, V., Kovitvadhi, U., & Kanchanaketu, T. (2018). Development and evaluation of hotshot protocols for cost-and time-effective extraction of PCR-ready DNA from single freshwater mussel larvae (Bivalvia: Unionida). Journal of Molluscan Studies, 84(2), 198-201. https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyy011

Freshwater mussels (Unionida) are unique in that their larvae (glochidium, haustorium or lasidium) parasitize vertebrate hosts, with a given mussel species metamorphosing only on a limited array of host species (Wächtler, Mansur & Richter, 2001). Col... Read More about Development and evaluation of hotshot protocols for cost-and time-effective extraction of PCR-ready DNA from single freshwater mussel larvae (Bivalvia: Unionida).

A dichotomous PCR–RFLP identification key for the freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) of Peninsular Malaysia (2018)
Journal Article
Razak, N. F., Supramaniam, C. V., & Zieritz, A. (2019). A dichotomous PCR–RFLP identification key for the freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) of Peninsular Malaysia. Conservation Genetics Resources, 11(4), 457-464. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-018-1038-8

Accurate species identification is the basis for successful species conservation and research, but extensive phenotypic plasticity in freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionida) species often leads to misidentification by morphology alone. Molecular techn... Read More about A dichotomous PCR–RFLP identification key for the freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) of Peninsular Malaysia.

Changes and drivers of freshwater mussel diversity and distribution in northern Borneo (2018)
Journal Article
Zieritz, A., Bogan, A. E., Rahim, K. A., Jainih, R. S. L., Harun, S., Abd Razak, N. F., …Lopes-Lima, M. (2018). Changes and drivers of freshwater mussel diversity and distribution in northern Borneo. Biological Conservation, 219, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.01.012

Human activities are threatening Borneo's unique biodiversity, but little is known on the status of freshwater invertebrates. We assessed changes in diversity and distribution of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) in northern Borneo, and identif... Read More about Changes and drivers of freshwater mussel diversity and distribution in northern Borneo.