Cultured oysters, Crassostrea virginica, genetically selected for fast growth in the Damariscotta River, Maine, are resistant to mortality caused by juvenile oyster disease (JOD)

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1171-1175

  Barber, Bruce J ^a   Davis, Christopher V ^a   Crosby, Maya A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea virginica; Growth; Juvenile Oyster Disease; Mortality; Selection

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; MORTALITY; OYSTER CULTURE; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA;

EID: 0032408387     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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