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ArticleConservation physiology2023

Targeted metabolomics characterizes metabolite occurrence and variability in stable freshwater mussel populations.

Diane Waller, Joel Putnam, J Nolan Steiner, Brant Fisher, Grant N Burcham, John Oliver, Stephen B Smith, Richard Erickson, Anne Remek, Nancy Bodoeker

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Article in Conservation physiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Diane WallerUnited States Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, 2630 Fanta Reed Road, La Crosse, WI 54603, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6104-810X
Joel PutnamConagen, Inc., 15 Deangelo Dr, Bedford, MA 01730, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5464-4587
J Nolan SteinerUnited States Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, 2630 Fanta Reed Road, La Crosse, WI 54603, USA.
Brant FisherIndiana Department of Natural Resources - Division of Fish & Wildlife, Atterbury Fish & Wildlife Area, 7970 South Rowe Street, Edinburgh, IN  46124, USA.
Grant N BurchamHeeke Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, 11367 East Purdue Farm Road, Dubois, IN 47527 and Department of Comparative Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2443-6461
John OliverUnited States Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, 2630 Fanta Reed Road, La Crosse, WI 54603, USA.
Stephen B SmithDepartment of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, 2471 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Richard EricksonUnited States Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, 2630 Fanta Reed Road, La Crosse, WI 54603, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4649-482X
Anne Remek200 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46204, USA.
Nancy BodoekerDepartment of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, 625 Harrison St. West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
United States Geological Survey · USPurdue University West Lafayette · USConagen (United States) · USIndiana Department of Natural Resources · USIndianapolis Zoo · USTexas A&M University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Freshwater mussels (order Unionida) play a key role in freshwater systems as ecosystem engineers and indicators of aquatic ecosystem health. The fauna is globally imperilled due to a diversity of suspected factors; however, causes for many population declines and mortality events remain unconfirmed due partly to limited health assessment tools. Mussel-monitoring activities often rely on population-level measurements, such as abundance and age structure, which reflect delayed responses to environmental conditions. Measures of organismal health would enable preemptive detection of declining condition before population-level effects manifest. Metabolomic analysis can identify shifts in biochemical pathways in response to stressors and changing environmental conditions; however, interpretation of the results requires information on inherent variability of metabolite concentrations in mussel populations. We targeted metabolites in the haemolymph of two common mussels,

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haemolymphhealth assessmentLampsilismetabolite concentrationmetabolomicsunionid

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PMID37701372
PMCPMC10494281
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