March Noon Lecture: Host Fish and the Parasitic Life Cycle of Freshwater Mussels

Name: March Noon Lecture: Host Fish and the Parasitic Life Cycle of Freshwater Mussels
Start: 2026-03-03T12:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-03-03T13:00:00-06:00
Location: 2148 Riverside Dr, Jackson, MS, United States, Mississippi 39202

Mississippi Museum of Natural Science

Highlights

Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm

1 hour

2148 Riverside Dr, Jackson, MS, United States, Mississippi 39202

Date & Location

Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm (CST)

2148 Riverside Dr, Mississippi 39202

2148 Riverside Dr, Jackson, MS 39202-1353, United States

About the event

March Noon Lecture: Host Fish and the Parasitic Life Cycle of Freshwater Mussels

Freshwater mussels are a highly imperiled group of organisms with a unique life cycle involving parasitic larvae and elaborate methods of attracting their host fish.

This talk will expand on the reproductive biology of freshwater mussels, describe intricate host attraction strategies, and will explore the ecology of host fish relationships.

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