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I study the evolution and conservation of invertebrate biodiversity in freshwater ecosystems.

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Miami University: Oxford, OH, US

2021-07-01 to present | University Distinguished Professor (Biology)
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Miami University: Oxford, OH, US

1993-08-01 to present | Assistant (1993-1999)/Associate (1999-2004)/Professor (2004-present) (Biology)
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Miami University: Oxford, OH, US

1992-09 to 1993-08 | Postdoctoral Scholar (Zoology)
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Ohio State University: Columbus, Ohio, US

1991-08 to 1992-09 | Postdoctoral Associate (Entomology)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Ohio State University: Columbus, Ohio, US

1985-09 to 1991-08 | PhD (Zoology)
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Northwestern State University: Natchitoches, Louisiana, US

1982-08 to 1984-08 | MS (Biology)
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University of Notre Dame: Notre Dame, IN, US

1978-08 to 1982-05 | BS (Biology)
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Miami University: Oxford, OH, US

2021-02-19 | University Distinguished Professor of Biology
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Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education: Dayton, OH, US

2017-11-03 | Faculty Excellence Award for Research
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Miami University: Oxford, OH, US

2017-02-17 | University Distinguished Scholar (Committee on Faculty Research)
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Oligocene Odyssey: Molecular Phylogenetic Analyses Describe the Origin and Diversification of Freshwater Gammarus in Eastern North America

Journal of Biogeography
2025-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.15081
Contributors: Andrew G. Cannizzaro; David J. Berg
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Genetic variation of cytochrome b in the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)

Mammalia
2025-03-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2024-0105
Contributors: Joshua J. Robinson; Nancy G. Solomon; David J. Berg; Brian Keane
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Unexpected pathway for intercontinental movement into the Nearctic revealed by phylogenetic analyses

Zoologica Scripta
2025-01-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12717
Contributors: Kye Tomoyasu; Andrew G. Cannizzaro; David J. Berg
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Riverscape genomics of the endangered freshwater mussel Lampsilis rafinesqueana

Freshwater Biology
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Steven R. Hein; Keaka Farleigh; David J. Berg
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Riverscape genomics of the endangered freshwater mussel Lampsilis rafinesqueana

Freshwater Biology
2024-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.14317
Contributors: Steven R. Hein; Keaka Farleigh; David J. Berg
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Molecular phylogenetic analyses reveal a radiation of freshwater Gammarus (Amphipoda: Gammaridae) in the northern Chihuahuan Desert

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2024-09-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae108
Contributors: Andrew G Cannizzaro; David J Berg
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A new species of stygobitic Hyalella Smith, 1874 (Amphipoda: Hyalellidae) from Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, USA, with discussion of the unique presence of the species in the Nearctic groundwater fauna

Journal of Crustacean Biology
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jcbiol/ruad073
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2-s2.0-85180344779

Part of ISSN: 1937240X 02780372
Contributors: Cannizzaro, A.G.; Lange, C.J.; Berg, D.J.
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Metabolic rate and osmoregulation in desert spring amphipods

Canadian Journal of Zoology
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2021-0195
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2-s2.0-85146286418

Part of ISSN: 14803283 00084301
Contributors: Burns, M.P.A.; Schaeffer, P.J.; Berg, D.J.
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Thermal tolerance exceedances of an endangered unionid mussel in the Rio Grande Basin, with implications for river management

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.4032
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2-s2.0-85175620582

Part of ISSN: 10990755 10527613
Contributors: Rangaswami, X.L.; Kiser, A.H.; Ramey, M.; Stoeckel, J.A.; Berg, D.J.; Lopez, R.R.; Randklev, C.R.
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Elevated salinity and temperature associated with climate change threaten the survival and conservation of desert spring amphipods

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3752
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2-s2.0-85118986853

Part of ISSN: 10990755 10527613
Contributors: Burns, M.P.A.; O'Connell, M.J.; Schaeffer, P.J.; Berg, D.J.
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Gone with Gondwana: Amphipod diversification in freshwaters followed the breakup of the supercontinent

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107464
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2-s2.0-85127297401

Part of ISSN: 10959513 10557903
Contributors: Cannizzaro, A.G.; Berg, D.J.
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Micro-endemic species of snails and amphipods show population genetic structure across very small geographic ranges

Heredity
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41437-022-00521-5
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2-s2.0-85126883734

Part of ISSN: 13652540 0018067X
Contributors: Walters, A.D.; Trujillo, D.A.; Berg, D.J.
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Past climate cooling promoted global dispersal of amphipods from Tian Shan montane lakes to circumboreal lakes

Global Change Biology
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16160
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2-s2.0-85127266546

Part of ISSN: 13652486 13541013
Contributors: Hou, Z.; Jin, P.; Liu, H.; Qiao, H.; Sket, B.; Cannizzaro, A.G.; Berg, D.J.; Li, S.
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Phylogenetic analyses of a new freshwater amphipod reveal polyphyly within the Holarctic family Crangonyctidae, with revision of the genus Synurella

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab092
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2-s2.0-85133776113

Part of ISSN: 10963642 00244082
Contributors: Cannizzaro, A.G.; Daniels, J.D.; Berg, D.J.
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Phylogenetic relationship and habitat both impact the gut microbiome in two microendemic gastropods

Journal of Molluscan Studies
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyac002
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2-s2.0-85126736342

Part of ISSN: 14643766 02601230
Contributors: Walters, A.D.; Arp, A.; Cerbie, G.M.; Trujillo, D.A.; Kiss, A.J.; Berg, D.J.
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Addressing the Linnean shortfall in a cryptic species complex

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa099
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2-s2.0-85107850556

Part of ISSN: 10963642 00244082
Contributors: Walters, A.D.; Cannizzaro, A.G.; Trujillo, D.A.; Berg, D.J.
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Genetic Diversity in the Threatened Freshwater Mussel Lampsilis powellii

Freshwater Mollusk Biology and Conservation
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.31931/fmbc-d-20-00001
Part of ISSN: 2472-2944
Contributors: Ashley D. Walters; Kristina N. Taynor; David J. Berg
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Identifying and prioritizing aquatic habitats for conservation in a poorly studied region

Journal for Nature Conservation
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2021.126043
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2-s2.0-85111959054

Part of ISSN: 16171381
Contributors: Al-Saffar, M.A.; Alwash, A.J.; Berg, D.J.
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Use of species delimitation approaches to assess biodiversity in freshwater planaria (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida) from desert springs

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3273
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2-s2.0-85078653606

Part of ISSN: 10990755 10527613
Contributors: Inoue, K.; Pohl, A.L.; Sei, M.; Lang, B.K.; Berg, D.J.
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Do hotspots fall within protected areas? A Geographic Approach to Planning analysis of regional freshwater biodiversity

Freshwater Biology
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.13394
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2-s2.0-85071773224

Part of ISSN: 13652427 00465070
Contributors: Walters, A.D.; Brown, M.A.; Cerbie, G.M.; Williams, M.G.; Banta, J.A.; Williams, L.R.; Ford, N.B.; Berg, D.J.
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Texas freshwater amphipods

Texans on the Brink
2019 | Book chapter
Contributors: Mary Jones; David J. Berg; Ned Strenth
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David J. Berg

A comprehensive status, phylogenetic, and anatomical review of Stagnicola caperata (Say, 1829) in the south-west United States

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2859
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2-s2.0-85038008257

Part of ISSN: 10990755 10527613
Contributors: Morningstar, C.R.; Inoue, K.; Lang, B.K.; Berg, D.J.
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Isolation drives increased diversification rates in freshwater amphipods

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.06.022
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2-s2.0-85048957989

Part of ISSN: 10959513 10557903
Contributors: Adams, N.E.; Inoue, K.; Seidel, R.A.; Lang, B.K.; Berg, D.J.
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Variation among macroinvertebrate communities suggests the importance of conserving desert springs

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2894
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2-s2.0-85045842156

Part of ISSN: 10990755 10527613
Contributors: Stanislawczyk, K.; Walters, A.D.; Haan, T.J.; Sei, M.; Lang, B.K.; Berg, D.J.
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A global database of nitrogen and phosphorus excretion rates of aquatic animals

Ecology
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.1792
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2-s2.0-85018539743

Part of ISSN: 00129658
Contributors: Vanni, M.J.; McIntyre, P.B.; Allen, D.; Arnott, D.L.; Benstead, J.P.; Berg, D.J.; Brabrand, Å.; Brosse, S.; Bukaveckas, P.A.; Caliman, A. et al.
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A new species of freshwater Gammarus Fabricius, 1775 (Amphipoda: Gammaridae) from a desert spring in Texas, with a key to the species of the genus Gammarus from North America

Journal of Crustacean Biology
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jcbiol/rux088
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2-s2.0-85040107850

Part of ISSN: 1937240X 02780372
Contributors: Cannizzaro, A.G.; Walters, A.D.; Berg, D.J.
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David J. Berg via Scopus - Elsevier

Effects of land use on population presence and genetic structure of an amphibian in an agricultural landscape

Landscape Ecology
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-016-0438-y
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2-s2.0-84984910803

Part of ISSN: 15729761 09212973
Contributors: Youngquist, M.B.; Inoue, K.; Berg, D.J.; Boone, M.D.
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Predicting the effects of climate change on population connectivity and genetic diversity of an imperiled freshwater mussel, Cumberlandia monodonta (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae), in riverine systems

Global Change Biology
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13369
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2-s2.0-84977103524

Part of ISSN: 13652486 13541013
Contributors: Inoue, K.; Berg, D.J.
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Range-wide Microsatellite Analysis of the Genetic Population Structure of Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster)

American Midland Naturalist
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-177.2.183
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2-s2.0-85017575167

Part of ISSN: 00030031
Contributors: Adams, N.E.; Inoue, K.; Solomon, N.G.; Berg, D.J.; Keane, B.
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Identification of microsatellite loci and examination of genetic structure for the endangered springsnails Juturnia kosteri and Pyrgulopsis roswellensis in the Chihuahuan Desert

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2621
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2-s2.0-84959432431

Part of ISSN: 10990755 10527613
Contributors: Holste, D.R.; Inoue, K.; Lang, B.K.; Berg, D.J.
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Past climate change drives current genetic structure of an endangered freshwater mussel species

Molecular Ecology
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/mec.13156
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2-s2.0-84933567821

Part of ISSN: 1365294X 09621083
Contributors: Inoue, K.; Lang, B.K.; Berg, D.J.
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Identification and characterization of 12 microsatellite loci for Physa in the Chihuahuan Desert

Conservation Genetics Resources
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12686-014-0211-y
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2-s2.0-84905639391

Part of ISSN: 18777260 18777252
Contributors: Ansah, K.N.; Inoue, K.; Lang, B.K.; Berg, D.J.
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Long-term mark-and-recapture study of a freshwater mussel reveals patterns of habitat use and an association between survival and river discharge

Freshwater Biology
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12389
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2-s2.0-84904008164

Part of ISSN: 13652427 00465070
Contributors: Inoue, K.; Levine, T.D.; Lang, B.K.; Berg, D.J.
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Molecular phylogenetics and morphological variation reveal recent speciation in freshwater mussels of the genera Arcidens and Arkansia (Bivalvia: Unionidae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/bij.12282
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2-s2.0-84902535468

Part of ISSN: 10958312 00244066
Contributors: Inoue, K.; Mcqueen, A.L.; Harris, J.L.; Berg, D.J.
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Phylogeographic and population genetic analyses reveal Pleistocene isolation followed by high gene flow in a wide ranging, but endangered, freshwater mussel

Heredity
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2013.104
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2-s2.0-84894033343

Part of ISSN: 0018067X 13652540
Contributors: Inoue, K.; Monroe, E.M.; Elderkin, C.L.; Berg, D.J.
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Quantifying morphological and genetic variation of sympatric populations to guide conservation of endangered, micro-endemic springsnails

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2422
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2-s2.0-84905031759

Part of ISSN: 10990755 10527613
Contributors: Morningstar, C.R.; Inoue, K.; Sei, M.; Lang, B.K.; Berg, D.J.
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Development and characterization of 20 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the Texas hornshell, Popenaias popeii (Bivalvia: Unionidae), through next-generation sequencing

Conservation Genetics Resources
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12686-012-9766-7
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2-s2.0-84873650906

Part of ISSN: 18777260 18777252
Contributors: Inoue, K.; Lang, B.K.; Berg, D.J.
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Corrigendum: Physiological and ecological hosts of Popenaias popeii (Bivalvia: Unionidae): Laboratory studies identify more hosts than field studies. Freshwater Biology, 57, 1854-1864. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2012.02844.x

Freshwater Biology
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12039
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2-s2.0-84867911382

Part of ISSN: 00465070 13652427
Contributors: Levine, T.D.; Lang, B.K.; Berg, D.J.
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DNA barcoding to confirm morphological traits and determine relative abundance of burrowing mayfly species in western Lake Erie

Journal of Great Lakes Research
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2011.11.010
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2-s2.0-84857140455

Part of ISSN: 03801330
Contributors: Elderkin, C.L.; Corkum, L.D.; Bustos, C.; Cunningham, E.L.; Berg, D.J.
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Physiological and ecological hosts of Popenaias popeii (Bivalvia: Unionidae): Laboratory studies identify more hosts than field studies

Freshwater Biology
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2012.02844.x
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2-s2.0-84864140016

Part of ISSN: 13652427 00465070
Contributors: Levine, T.D.; Lang, B.K.; Berg, D.J.
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Isolation and characterization of 17 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the spectaclecase, Cumberlandia monodonta (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae)

Conservation Genetics Resources
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12686-010-9289-z
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2-s2.0-84857635791

Part of ISSN: 18777252 18777260
Contributors: Inoue, K.; Moyer, G.R.; Williams, A.; Monroe, E.M.; Berg, D.J.
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The effects of dreissenid mussels on the survival and condition of burrowing mayflies (Hexagenia spp.) in western Lake Erie

Journal of Great Lakes Research
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2011.04.006
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2-s2.0-80052375459

Part of ISSN: 03801330
Contributors: Freeman Jr., K.J.; Krieger, K.A.; Berg, D.J.
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Salinity tolerance as a potential driver of ecological speciation in amphipods (<i>Gammarus</i>spp.) from the northern Chihuahuan Desert

Journal of the North American Benthological Society
2010-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1899/09-098.1
Part of ISSN: 0887-3593
Part of ISSN: 1937-237X
Contributors: Richard A. Seidel; Brian K. Lang; David J. Berg
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Genetic and community similarities are correlated in endemic-rich springs of the northern Chihuahuan Desert

Global Ecology and Biogeography
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2008.00436.x
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2-s2.0-60349114494

Part of ISSN: 1466822X 14668238
Contributors: Sei, M.; Lang, B.K.; Berg, D.J.
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Parasitism of mussel gills by dragonfly nymphs

American Midland Naturalist
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-162.1.1
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2-s2.0-67650932829

Part of ISSN: 00030031
Contributors: Levine, T.D.; Lang, B.K.; Berg, D.J.
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Phylogeographic analysis reveals multiple cryptic species of amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in Chihuahuan Desert springs

Biological Conservation
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.05.003
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2-s2.0-68349158960

Part of ISSN: 00063207
Contributors: Seidel, R.A.; Lang, B.K.; Berg, D.J.
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A conceptual model linking demography and population genetics of freshwater mussels

Journal of the North American Benthological Society
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1899/07-091.1
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2-s2.0-47049114082

Part of ISSN: 08873593
Contributors: Berg, D.J.; Levine, T.D.; Stoeckel, J.A.; Lang, B.K.
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Nutrient release and ecological stoichiometry of freshwater mussels (Mollusca:Unionidae) in 2 small, regionally distinct streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1899/07-112.1
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2-s2.0-47049106908

Part of ISSN: 08873593
Contributors: Christian, A.D.; Crump, B.G.; Berg, D.J.
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Population genetics and phylogeography of freshwater mussels in North America, Elliptio dilatata and Actinonaias ligamentina (Bivalvia: Unionidae)

Molecular Ecology
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03745.x
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2-s2.0-42449157242

Part of ISSN: 09621083 1365294X
Contributors: Elderkin, C.L.; Christian, A.D.; Metcalfe-Smith, J.L.; Berg, D.J.
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Methods of DNA extraction and PCR amplification for individual freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) glochidia, with the first report of multiple paternity in these organisms

Molecular Ecology Notes
2007 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01743.x
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2-s2.0-34447123272

Part of ISSN: 14718278 14718286
Contributors: Christian, A.D.; Monroe, E.M.; Asher, A.M.; Loutsch, J.M.; Berg, D.J.
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