Effects of ploidy and gear on the performance of cultured oysters, Crassostrea virginica: Survival, growth, shape, condition index and Vibrio abundances

Aquaculture

Volumn 414-415, Issue , 2013, Pages 260-266

  Walton, W C ^a   Rikard, F S ^a   Chaplin, G I ^a   Davis, J E ^a,b   Arias, C R ^a   Supan, J E ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Crassostrea virginica; Culture gear; Oyster; Ploidy; Triploid

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GEAR SELECTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; INDEX METHOD; MAGNITUDE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYPLOIDY; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT;

ALABAMA; GRAND BAY [ALABAMA]; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE; STRAMONITA HAEMASTOMA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 84883640083     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2013.07.032     Document Type: Article

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