Article
Growth and survival of selected lines of eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin 1791) affected by juvenile oyster disease
1999-08-01
Abstract excerpt
Juvenile oyster disease (JOD) has had severe impacts on eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, culture in the northeastern United States in recent years. JOD mortalities in Maine have resulted in juvenile crop losses exceeding 90%. Previous research has demonstrated an inverse relationship between oyster size and JOD-induced mortality; thus the use of genetically selected broodstock along with specific management...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 62203e6f-1211-53c4-978b-2a7710343de3
- DOI
- 10.1016/s0044-8486(99)00135-0
