Conspicuous shell shape plasticity across lake-stream habitats in a freshwater mussel (Pyganodon grandis)
S. M. Keogh, B. J. Minerich, L. M. Ohlman, M. E. Pletta, A. E. Scheunemann, Z. K. Schroeder, Z. A. Secrist, A. J. Franzen, B. E. Sietman, A. M. Simons
This study shows that shell shape differences in freshwater mussels between lake and stream habitats arise from phenotypic plasticity, not genetic differentiation.
bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2023 · PreprintEcology