# overview
As a research scientist for the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute sin, Dr. Charles Randklev works on issues related to freshwater mussel conservation. His research expertise is unionid ecology with research interests in habitat requirements and biogeography for rare and common mussel species. Charles is also interested in how habitat alteration impacts mussel community composition and how these changes influence ecosystem services provided by unionids.

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The University of Texas at Arlington - (Arlington, Texas, United States)

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University of North Texas - (Denton, Texas, United States)

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Salinity tolerance of a rare and endangered unionid mussel, Popenaias popeii (Texas Hornshell) and its implications for conservation and water management.

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A conceptual model for freshwater mussel (family: Unionidae) remain preservation in zooarchaeological assemblages

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A biometric technique for assessing prehistoric freshwater mussel population dynamics (family: Unionidae) in north Texas

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Ethnobiology as a Bridge between Science and Ethics: An Applied Paleozoological Perspective

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NEW DISTRIBUTIONAL RECORDS FOR FOUR RARE SPECIES OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS (FAMILY: UNIONIDAE) IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA

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IS FALSE SPIKE, QUADRULA MITCHELLI (BIVALVIA: UNIONIDAE), EXTINCT? FIRST ACCOUNT OF A VERY RECENTLY DECEASED INDIVIDUAL IN OVER THIRTY YEARS

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Effectiveness of a nonlethal method to quantify gamete production in freshwater mussels

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The effect of dewatering on freshwater mussel (Unionidae) community structure and the implications for conservation and water policy: A case study from a spring-fed stream in the southwestern United States

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Molecular and morphometric analyses reveal cryptic diversity within freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) of the western Gulf coastal drainages of the USA

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Effects of translocation on survival and growth of freshwater mussels within a West Gulf Coastal Plain river system

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The Pleurobemini (Bivalvia : Unionida) revisited: molecular species delineation using a mitochondrial DNA gene reveals multiple conspecifics and undescribed species

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Misidentification of sex for Lampsilis teres, Yellow Sandshell, and its implications for mussel conservation and wildlife management.

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Status of the freshwater mussel (Unionidae) communities of the mainstem of the Leon River, Texas

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Land Use Relationships for a Rare Freshwater Mussel Species Endemic to Central Texas

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Prehistoric biogeography and conservation status of threatened freshwater mussels (Mollusca: Unionidae) in the upper trinity river drainage, Texas

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Conservation implications of late Holocene freshwater mussel remains of the Leon River in central Texas

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Integrative taxonomy reveals a new species of freshwater mussel, Potamilus streckersoni sp. nov. (Bivalvia: Unionidae): implications for conservation and management

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Evaluating the upper thermal limits of glochidia for selected freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in central and east Texas, and the implications for their conservation

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Generic reclassification and species boundaries in the rediscovered freshwater mussel 'Quadrula' mitchelli (Simpson in Dall, 1896)

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A comprehensive approach uncovers hidden diversity in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) with the description of a novel species.

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A paleozoological perspective on unionid (Mollusca: Unionidae) zoogeography in the upper Trinity River basin, Texas.

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A semi-arid river in distress: Contributing factors and recovery solutions for three imperiled freshwater mussels (Family Unionidae) endemic to the Rio Grande basin in North America

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First Account of a Living Population of Texas Fawnsfoot, Truncilla macrodon (Bivalvia: Unionidae), in the Brazos River, Texas

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An interpretive framework for assessing freshwater mussel taxonomic abundances in zooarchaeological faunas

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False spike, Quadrula mitchelli (Bivalvia: Unionidae), is not extinct: First account of a live population in over 30 years

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Structural Changes in Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) Assemblages Downstream of Lake Somerville, Texas

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The "cultural filter", human transport of mussel shell, and the applied potential of zooarchaeological data.

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Archaeological Data Indicate a Broader Late Holocene Distribution of the Sandbank Pocketbook (Unionidae: Lampsilis satura Lea 1852) in Texas

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Prioritizing sites for conservation based on similarity to historical baselines and feasibility of protection.

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Integrative taxonomy resolves taxonomic uncertainty for freshwater mussels being considered for protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

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New and confirmed fish hosts for the threatened freshwater mussel Lampsilis bracteata (Gould, 1855), the Texas Fatmucket (Bivalvia: Unionidae)

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The influence of stream discontinuity and life history strategy on mussel community structure: a case study from the Sabine River, Texas

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Texas A&M Agrilife Research; Institute Of Renewable Natural Resources; 9999 TAMUS