The Ecology of Freshwater Molluscs (Cambridge Studies in Ecology)

This book provides a comprehensive review of the ecology of freshwater bivalves and gastropods worldwide. It deals with the ecology of these species in its broadest sense, including diet, habitat and reproductive biology, emphasising in particular the tremendous diversity of these freshwater invertebrates. Following on from these introductory themes, the author develops a life history model that unifies them, and serves as a basis for reviews of their population and community ecology, including treatments of competition, predation, parasitism and biogeography. Extensively referenced and providing a synthesis of work from the nineteenth century onwards, this book includes original analyses that seek to unify previous work into a coherent whole. It will appeal primarily to professional ecologists and evolutionary biologists, as well as to parasitologists. Cover......Page 1 Half-title......Page 3 Title......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Dedication......Page 7 Contents......Page 9 Preface......Page 13 1 • Introduction......Page 15 2 • Bivalve autecology......Page 22 Digestive anatomy......Page 23 Particle retention......Page 25 Particle ingestion......Page 28 Assimilation......Page 30 Non-particulate dietary components......Page 33 Feeding period......Page 34 Unionoids......Page 36 Corbiculoids......Page 42 Dreissena......Page 48 Unionoid gonochorism......Page 49 Unionoid hermaphroditism......Page 54 The unionoid larval stage......Page 56 Dreissena......Page 65 Corbiculoids......Page 66 Summary......Page 69 3 • Gastropod autecology......Page 71 Feeding and digestion......Page 72 Planorbidae......Page 75 Physidae......Page 80 Lymnaeidae......Page 84 Acroloxidae and Ancylidae......Page 90 Outcrossing......Page 93 Selfing......Page 97 Neritidae......Page 99 Pleuroceridae......Page 100 Pomatiopsidae......Page 105 Hydrobiidae......Page 108 Ampullariidae......Page 111 Viviparidae......Page 113 Bithyniidae......Page 114 Gonochorism......Page 115 Parthenogenesis......Page 123 Hermaphroditism......Page 127 Summary......Page 128 4 • Life history......Page 131 Genetics, environment, and demography......Page 132 Environment......Page 133 Population studies......Page 135 Reproductive effort......Page 137 Pisidium......Page 138 General survey......Page 140 The USR model......Page 145 Size at birth......Page 149 Pisidiids......Page 150 General survey......Page 152 Maturity......Page 154 Unionoids......Page 164 Corbiculoids and Dreissena......Page 168 Gastropods......Page 170 Modelling life cycles......Page 176 Summary......Page 182 5 • Population dynamics and competition......Page 185 Population growth......Page 186 Laboratory studies......Page 187 Field studies......Page 196 Crowding......Page 200 Population regulation......Page 205 Experimental approaches......Page 206 Perturbations......Page 213 Long-term trends......Page 216 Natural situations......Page 221 Corbicula and the North American bivalves......Page 224 Dreissena and the unionids......Page 226 Helisoma duryi......Page 228 The ampullariids......Page 229 The thiarids......Page 233 Summary......Page 237 6 • Parasitism......Page 241 The digenetic trematodes......Page 242 Prevalence......Page 244 Consequences......Page 253 Schistosomes......Page 254 Fasciola......Page 259 Echinostomes......Page 261 Resistance......Page 262 Fasciola......Page 263 Schistosomes......Page 266 Echinostomes......Page 273 Population regulation......Page 276 Aspidogastrids......Page 282 Unionicolids......Page 283 Summary......Page 284 7 • Predation......Page 287 Mammals......Page 288 Birds......Page 291 Turtles......Page 293 Salamanders......Page 295 Fish......Page 296 Crustaceans......Page 307 Insects......Page 309 Molluscs......Page 314 Leeches......Page 315 Triclads......Page 318 Behaviour......Page 319 Shell......Page 323 Life history......Page 328 Community composition......Page 330 Distribution......Page 332 Summary......Page 336 8 • Biogeography......Page 340 Environmental calcium......Page 341 Laboratory studies......Page 342 Field studies......Page 346 Area......Page 352 Isolation......Page 363 Other environmental factors......Page 366 Community composition......Page 368 Summary......Page 378 9 • Communities......Page 381 Terms and conditions......Page 382 Gut content......Page 385 Feeding strategy......Page 391 Depth, temperature, and oxygen......Page 392 Substrate......Page 400 Current......Page 404 Models of species distribution......Page 405 Models of species similarity......Page 421 Models of species abundance......Page 435 The assembly of communities......Page 442 Summary......Page 445 Literature cited......Page 448 Index......Page 513

Here is a comprehensive review of the ecology of freshwater bivalves and gastropods worldwide. Robert Dillon discusses the ecology of these species in its broadest sense, including diet, habitat, and reproductive biology to emphasize the tremendous diversity of these freshwater invertebrates. He develops a new life history model that unifies them and reviews their population and community ecology, treating competition, predation, parasitism, and biogeography. Extensively referenced and synthesizing work from the nineteenth century through to the present day, this book includes original analyses that unify previous work into a coherent whole.

"This book provides a comprehensive review of the ecology of freshwater bivalves and gastropods worldwide. It deals with the ecology of these species in its broadest sense, including diet, habitat and reproductive biology, emphasizing in particular the tremendous diversity of these freshwater invertebrates. Following on from these introductory themes, the author develops a new life history model that unifies them, and serves as a basis for reviews of their population and community ecology, including treatments of competition, predation, parasitism, and biogeography."--Jacket All aspects of the ecology of freshwater molluscs are discussed in this unique volume. Extensively referenced and providing a synthesis of work from the 19th century to the present day, this book will appeal to professional ecologists, evolutionary biologists and parasitologists interested in these diverse invertebrates In this chapter we will review a few of the basic attributes of the biology of freshwater bivalves. Robert T. Dillon, Jr. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [434]-497) And Index.