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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Bivalve molluscs
    sub title: biology, ecology, and culture
  name:
    name part: Gosling, E. M.
    role:
      role term: creator
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: enk
    place:
      place term: Oxford
    place:
      place term: Malden, MA
    publisher: Fishing News Books
    date issued: 2003
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (x, 443 pages) : illustrations, maps
  abstract: Bivalve Molluscs is an extremely comprehensive book covering all major aspects of this important class of invertebrates. As well as being an important class biologically and ecologically, many of the bivalves are fished and cultured commercially (e.g. mussels, oysters, scallops and clams) in a multi-billion dollar worldwide industry. Elizabeth Gosling who has a huge wealth of research, teaching and hands on experience working with bivalves, has written a landmark book that will stand for many years as the standard work on the subject. Chapters in Bivalve Molluscs cover morphology, ecolog.
  table of contents: Bivalve Molluscs Biology, Ecology and Culture; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 An Introduction to Bivalves; References; 2 Morphology of Bivalves; Introduction; The shell; Mantle; Gills; The foot; Labial palps and alimentary canal; Gonads; Heart and haemolymph vessels; Excretory organs; Nerves and sensory receptors; References; 3 Ecology of Bivalves; Introduction; Global and local distribution patterns; Factors affecting distribution and abundance; References; 4 How Bivalves Feed; Introduction; Filtration rate; Particle processing on the gills.
  table of contents: Labial palps and pseudofaeces production and transportIngestion volume regulation; Pre-ingestive particle selection; The alimentary canal and digestive process; Food; Absorption efficiency; References; 5 Reproduction, Settlement and Recruitment; Introduction; Differentiation of sexes; Gametogenesis; Reproductive cycles; Factors controlling reproduction; Annual storage cycle; Reproductive effort and fecundity; Deleterious effects on the reproductive cycle; Fertilisation; Larval development; Factors affecting larval growth; Larval dispersal; Settlement and metamorphosis; References.
  table of contents: 6 Bivalve GrowthIntroduction; Methods of measuring absolute growth; Allometric growth; Growth curves; Scope for growth; Factors affecting growth; References; 7 Circulation, Respiration, Excretion and Osmoregulation; Circulation; Respiration; Excretion and osmoregulation; References; 8 Fisheries and Management of Natural Populations; Introduction; Population dynamics; Fisheries assessment and management; Scallop fisheries; Oyster fisheries; Mussel fisheries; Clam fisheries; References; 9 Bivalve Culture; Introduction; Fundamentals of bivalve culture; Mussel culture; Oyster culture.
  table of contents: Scallop cultureClam culture; Bivalve culture and the environment; References; 10 Genetics in Aquaculture; Introduction; Quantitative genetics; Selective breeding; Protein and DNA markers; Chromosomal genetics and ploidy manipulation; Benefits of ploidy manipulation; Transgenics; References; 11 Diseases and Parasites; Introduction; Viruses; Bacteria; Fungi; Protozoa; Porifera; Helminths; Annelids; Crustaceans; Neoplasia; Defence mechanisms; Further research; References; 12 Public Health; Introduction; Bacterial infections; Viral infections; Biotoxins; Industrial pollutants.
  table of contents: Decontamination proceduresMonitoring and quality control; The HAACP system; References; Subject Index; Species Index.
  note: Elizabeth Gosling.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
  subject:
    topic: Bivalves
  subject:
    topic: Bivalve culture
  classification: QL430.6 .G67 2003eb
  classification: 594/.4
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Bivalve molluscs
    name:
      name part: Gosling, E.M.
    origin info:
      publisher: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Fishing News Books, 2003
    identifier: (DLC) 2002010263
  identifier: 1405147571
  identifier: 9781405147576
  identifier: 9780852382349
  identifier: 0852382340
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  record info:
    record content source: NhCcYBP
    record creation date: 050907
    record change date: 20260214232237.2
    record identifier: in00004678464
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng