Gillman, Victoria H.
Cosgrove, Peter
Lancaster, Lesley T.
Morrissey, Barbara J.
Pritchard, Victoria L.
Layton, Kara K.S.
Funding for this research was provided by:
NERC Scottish Universities Partnership for Environmental Research (SUPER) Doctoral Training Partnership (NE/S007342/1)
NatureScot
University of the Highlands and Islands
Article History
Received: 13 August 2025
Accepted: 13 November 2025
First Online: 4 December 2025
Declarations
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: Pearl mussel samples were collected under applicable NatureScot license and with landowner permissions. Work with non-cephalopod invertebrates is not regulated under the UK Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 or amendments.
: The authors declare no competing interests.