The Great Lakes are overrun with invasive zebra and quagga mussels. But is another invader helping fight them?
The round goby is another invasive species in the Great Lakes, and comes from the same place as zebra and quagga mussels. It’s long spawning season and high fertility rate means that it has displaced many native species. But it’s diet of mussels could make it an unlikely ally in the fight against invasive mussels.
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