This book describes a fauna of global conservation concern and provides a framework for researchers to begin to test hypotheses regarding the evolution of freshwater mussels in Central America. Placing the Central American fauna in context with that of North and South America, the authors fill a gap in our knowledge of this endangered and largely endemic fauna. This book: Provides a full‑color treatment of all 81 native and introduced freshwater mussel species found from the Río Grande in Te

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West coast states are spending millions to protect their inland waterways from invasive crabs. In some places, otters are just eating them.

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Before he was the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter was a nuclear power expert with the U.S. Navy.