The invasion of zebra mussels in the Great Lakes may be followed by a takeover from one of its close cousins.
While zebra mussels have been a scourge of the Great Lakes waterways, they too may become the victims of unwanted company, namely the quagga mussel which appears to be a growing presence.
Suzanne Peyer is a doctoral candidate with the UW-Madison Zoology Department who carried out some of the research. She says for some reason, quagga mussels just seem to be doing better. While slower to colonize, ultimately they seem to be the ones that are currently being more dominant in the calmer habitats.