Temperature optima in the feeding mechanism of the oyster, Ostrea gigas
โ Scribed by Hopkins, A. E.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1935
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 666 KB
- Volume
- 71
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-104X
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Larvae of oysters, Crassostrea gigas, were maintained without food for 1 to 8 d after fertilization, and fed daily thereafter. There was little difference in survival and growth between controls and larvae kept without food for 2 or 3 d. Survival and growth rates were depressed in larvae starved for
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