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Biology of oysters /
'Biology of Oysters' is a definitive and comprehensive resource that offers deep insight into the scientific structure of oysters. Written by an expert in the field of shellfish research, this book presents more than 50 years of empirical research literature to equip researchers and studen...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, United Kingdom ; San Diego, CA, United States :
Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier,
[2017]
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| Colección: | Developments in aquaculture and fisheries science ;
41. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Phylogeny
- Evolution
- Ecology 1: Distribution at Regional and Global Scales
- Ecology 2: Distribution at Local Scales
- Feeding
- Metabolic Expenditure
- Growth
- Temperature Effects and Other Manifestations of Stress
- Reproduction
- Oysters and the Ecosystem.
- Front Cover; Biology of Oysters; Copyright; Contents; Preface; References; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Phylogeny; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Origins and Classification; 1.3. Phylogenetic Systematics; 1.3.1. Some Oyster Phylogenies: Fossils; 1.3.2. Some Oyster Phylogenies: Recent Taxa; 1.3.3. Some Oyster Phylogenies: Species Identities; 1.4. Phylogeography; 1.4.1. Population Structure; 1.4.2. Isolation by Distance; 1.4.3. Sweepstakes Reproduction, Selection, and Hybridization; 1.4.4. Physiological Differences Among Populations; Bibliography; Chapter 2: Evolution; 2.1. Introduction.
- 2.2. Patterns in the Rates and Trajectories of Bivalve Evolution2.2.1. Diversifications in Time; 2.2.2. Diversifications in Space; 2.3. Some Drivers of Evolution in Oysters; 2.3.1. Heterochrony and Larval Life; 2.3.2. Size and Shape; 2.3.3. The Ecology of Some Fossil Oysters; 2.3.4. Predation as a Driver of Evolutionary Change; 2.3.5. Adaptation; Bibliography; Chapter 3: Ecology I: Distribution at Regional and Global Scales; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. The Biogeography of Oysters; 3.3. Invasions by Oysters and Other Bivalves; 3.3.1. The Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas as an Invasive Species.
- 3.3.2. Predicting Invasion Outcomes: The Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in South Africa and the Oyster Crassostrea aria ... 3.4. Range Boundaries and Dispersal; 3.4.1. Larval Dispersion; Estimating Dispersal Distances; Mechanisms and Modeling of Dispersion; Dispersion and Species Range; 3.5. Temperature and Species Range; 3.5.1. Correlations Between Species' Distributions and Tolerance; 3.5.2. Temperatures and Intertidal Bivalves; 3.5.3. Thermal Stress and Heat-Shock Proteins in Oysters; 3.6. Decline and Extirpation of Populations; 3.7. Modeling Species' Distributions; Bibliography.
- Chapter 4: Ecology II: Distribution at Local Scales4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Oysters and Estuaries; 4.2.1. Salinity Tolerance; Ecological Aspects of Salinity Tolerance; Physiological Responses to Salinity Change; Condition Indices; 4.3. The Food of Oysters; 4.3.1. Retention Efficiency; 4.3.2. The Seston: Quantity and Quality of Suspended Particles; Components of the Seston; Food Quality Ratios; Isotopic Signatures and the Sources of Food; 4.3.3. Hydrodynamics and the Food Supply; Horizontal Advection and Particle Flux; Vertical Mixing and the Benthic Boundary Layer; Self-Thinning.
- Models, Estuaries, and AquacultureBibliography; Chapter 5: Feeding; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Particle Uptake; 5.2.1. Particle Transport and Sorting Within the Pallial Cavity; 5.2.2. Morphological Variability of the Pallial Organs; 5.2.3. Selection and Selection Efficiency; The Physicochemical Bases of Selection; Selection Efficiency; The Costs of Selection; 5.3. Ventilation, Particle Capture, and Clearance; 5.3.1. Particle Filtration and Ambient Water Flow; 5.3.2. Measuring Feeding Behavior in the Field; 5.3.3. Particle Capture and Clearance; Methods; Relationships to Body Size.