Biology of oysters / / Brian Bayne

• Autore: Bayne Brian
• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : Academic Press, , 2017; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (845 pages)
• Disciplina: 641.694
• Soggetto topico: Oysters
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Biology of oysters
• ISBN: 0-12-803500-5; 0-12-803472-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910736997903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Developments in aquaculture and fisheries science ; ; Volume 41.