UTA biologist to expand study of invasive zebra mussels in Texas Lakes
A professor emeritus in biology from The University of Texas at Arlington who is an esteemed expert in freshwater and marine invertebrates is expanding his research into the spread of invasive zebra mussels into Texas lakes.
Zebra mussels’ invasion of North American water bodies has resulted in the loss of billions of dollars in ecological services, human recreation, and in mitigation and control of mussel fouling in potable water, power station and industrial raw water facilities.
“A female zebra mussel can produce up to a million externally fertilized eggs within a single spawning