Publications and Research Notes
Genetic and morphological characterization of the freshwater mussel clubshell species complex (Pleurobema clava and Pleurobema oviforme) to inform conservation planning
Cheryl L. Morrison, Nathan A. Johnson, Jess W. Jones, Michael S. Eackles, Aaron W. Aunins, Daniel B. Fitzgerald, Eric M. […]
Spilling the Beans on the Beanome Project: A Bio-Cultural Study of the Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in the New World
Timothy Baumann1, 2, 3, Katharina Höland4, Ingo Ohlsson5, Kandace Hollenbach1, 2, Hector Castro4, 6, Shawn Campagna4, 6 At the University […]
A New Species of Bridled Darter Endemic to the Etowah River System in Georgia (Percidae: Etheostomatinae: Percina)
by Thomas J. Near, Daniel J. MacGuigan, Emily L. Boring, Jeffrey W. Simmons, Brett Albanese, Benjamin P. Keck, Richard C. […]
A Survey of Freshwater Mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionida) of the Upper Barren River System, Tennessee
by Gerald R. Dinkins, Kristin I. Womble, and Steven A. Ahlstedt Abstract The freshwater mussel fauna of the Barren River […]
Molecular and morphological data reveal non-monophyly and speciation in imperiled freshwater mussels (Anodontoides and Strophitus)
by Chase H. Smith, Nathan A. Johnson, John M. Pfeiffer, and Michael M. Gangloff Abstract Accurate taxonomic placement is vital […]
New Species Distribution Record for Simpsonaias ambigua (Say) (Salamander Mussel, Bivalvia: Unionidae) in the Harpeth River, Tennessee
Abstract – Simpsonaias ambigua (Salamander Mussel) is the only North American freshwater mussel known to parasitize an amphibian […]
Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae and Unionidae) of the Buffalo River Drainage, Tennessee
by Matthew P. Reed, Gerald R. Dinkins*, and Steven A. Ahlstedt 2019. “Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae and Unionidae) of the […]
An Inventory of the Land Snails and Slugs (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda and Pulmonata) of Knox County, Tennessee
by Barbara J. Dinkins and Gerald R. Dinkins* “An Inventory of the Land Snails and Slugs (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda and Pulmonata) […]
Museum Conserves Rare Passenger Pigeon
In preparation for the upcoming exhibition, Debut: Recent Acquisitions, the museum worked with a conservator to stabilize a rare 19th-century […]
Examining Prehistoric Paint
During the Mississippian period (c. 1000–1600 CE) in the Southeast, paint, or more appropriately, color, became prominent in the archaeological […]