A major factor in the population explosion of the zebra mussel in the Great Lakes region is

a. the zebra mussel's specialist ecological niche
b. its rapid reproductive rate
c. its lack of natural enemies that might control its population
d. that it is a prey species of the sea lamprey
e. its rapid reproductive rate and its lack of natural enemies that might control its population


E

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