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also concentrate bacteria , viruses , pesticides, industrial wastes, toxic metals, and petroleum derivatives, and through consumption become vectors of human disease (grzimet ). shipworms (teredinidae) cause bioerosion of human-made wooded structures, such as ships and docks, and other bivalves clog water
for reproduction and respiration, and typically for feeding (grzimek et al. ). shell morphology typically reflects the nature of the habitat, with calm-water species often having more delicate and leaflike shells compared to those subject to fast-flowing currents (grzimek et al. ). bivalves tend to...
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