'Musseling' out the Asian carp

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 | 4:42 p.m. CDT; updated 6:37 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, September 29, 2010

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — If huge, hungry Asian carp reach Lake Michigan, their long-dreaded invasion may turn out to be less ferocious than once expected because a tiny competitor is gobbling up their primary food source, some Great Lakes researchers say.

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