Host attraction, brooding phenology, and host specialization on freshwater drum by 4 freshwater mussel species

Bernard E. Sietman; Mark C. Hove; J. Mike Davis

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Host attraction, brooding phenology, and host specialization on freshwater drum by 4 freshwater mussel species

Bernard E. Sietman, Mark C. Hove, J. Mike Davis

Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology

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Abstract

Freshwater mussels are a diverse group of bivalves with equally diverse life-history traits. We examined host-attracting behaviors, larval-brooding phenology, and larva-host relationships for Ellipsaria lineolata, Leptodea fragilis, Potamilus alatus, and Truncilla truncata through extensive field and laboratory studies. Our data from laboratory trials and recovery and identification of juvenile mussels from naturally infected fish support the long-held assumption that freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) probably is the exclusive host for these species and is a suitable host for Potamilus ohiensis and Truncilla donaciformis. These species have subtle but distinctive host-attracting behaviors involving use of a mantle lure to facilitate larval transfer to the host. General lure morphology and movement behavior were similar between E. lineolata and T. truncata and between L. fragilis and P. alatus, species pairs that are closely related, whereas displaying orientation was variable among species. Ellipsaria lineolata, L. fragilis, and P. alatus were long-term larval brooders, but duration and correspondence with displaying activity were dissimilar. Truncilla truncata was a short-term larval brooder in the St Croix River and is among the few documented examples of short-term brooding in the Tribe Lampsilini. The range of morphological and behavioral characters in these mussels coupled with the relatively uncommon character of specializing on a single host species make this group a model for evolutionary, phylogenetic, and ecological studies.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	96-107
Number of pages	12
Journal	Freshwater Science
Volume	37
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/696382
State	Published - 2018

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Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the field component of the study. BES and MCH identified hosts in the laboratory. MCH did the scanning electron microscopy and measured glochidia and juvenile mussels. BES wrote the manuscript, and MCH and JMD provided input on revisions. We thank the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Anne Kapuscinski (University of Minnesota) for contributing laboratory space and equipment; Karen Baumann, Aaron Beck, Ben Bosman, Samantha Bump, Andrew Edgecumbe, Jonathan JaKa, Kaitlyn Linde, Ashley Lindeman, Molly Lulic, Shelby Marr, Marta Lyons, Kathryn Murphy, John Pfeiffer, Kimberly Phillips, Zeb Secrist, Mike Verhoeven, and Nicole Ward for field and laboratory assistance; Robert Hrabik, Brad Pobst, Konrad Schmidt, and Brett Nagle for assistance collecting and identifying some fishes; Dan O'Shea for statistical advice and assistance; Dale Newton for editing video segments; and Genoa National Fish Hatchery and Osage Catfisheries, Inc. for donating fish. We thank Chris Barnhart, Ashley Smith, and Associate Editor Teresa Newton for reviewing the paper and providing constructive comments. This study was supported in part by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the US Fish and Wildlife Service through Minnesota's State Wildlife Grants Program.

Funding Information:
We thank the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Anne Kapuscinski (University of Minnesota) for contributing laboratory space and equipment; Karen Baumann, Aaron Beck, Ben Bosman, Samantha Bump, Andrew Edgecumbe, Jonathan JaKa, Kaitlyn Linde, Ashley Lindeman, Molly Lulic, Shelby Marr, Marta Lyons, Kathryn Murphy, John Pfeiffer, Kimberly Phillips, Zeb Secrist, Mike Verhoeven, and Nicole Ward for field and laboratory assistance; Robert Hrabik, Brad Pobst, Konrad Schmidt, and Brett Nagle for assistance collecting and identifying some fishes; Dan O’Shea for statistical advice and assistance; Dale Newton for editing video segments; and Genoa National Fish Hatchery and Osage Catfisheries, Inc. for donating fish. We thank Chris Barnhart, Ashley Smith, and Associate Editor Teresa Newton for reviewing the paper and providing constructive comments. This study was supported in part by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the US Fish and Wildlife Service through Minnesota’s State Wildlife Grants Program.

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© 2018 by The Society for Freshwater Science.

Keywords

Aplodinotus grunniens
Brooding behavior
Ellipsaria
Glochidia
Leptodea
Life history
Mantle lure
Potamilus
Truncilla
Unionidae

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