Browsing by Subject "Eastern oyster"
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ASSESSMENT OF MAJOR FACTORS AFFECTING TRIPLOID INDUCTION USING HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE AND GROWTH ASSESSMENT OF TRIPLOID EASTERN OYSTERS (CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA) WITHIN THE BRAS D’OR LAKE
(2018-04-06)Triploid oysters can be created through chemical or pressure treatments that induce a diploid embryo to become a triploid by blocking the expulsion of a polar body during development. Triploid oysters are desirable because ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON THE PROGRESSION OF HAPLOSPORIDIUM NELSONI (MSX) IN CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA (AMERICAN OYSTER) ON CAPE BRETON ISLAND, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
(2019-08-29)In the late 1950s, oyster populations in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays suffered mortality from the parasite, Haplosporidium nelsoni that is now present from Florida to Maine. In 2001 and 2002, H. nelsoni caused oyster ... -
REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF OYSTER CULTURE BY SELECTING FOR SPAT THAT MOST EFFICIENTLY USES NATURAL RESOURCES
(2017-04-06)The main objective of this study, was to discover SNPs associated with absorption efficiency in the Eastern oyster, which is a component of feed efficiency, and to use marker-assisted selective breeding to improve growth ...