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Edited By
Paul Southgate, School of Marine & Tropical Biology, James Cook University Townsville, Queensland, Austalia
John Lucas, Centre for Marine Studies, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
Audience
Oyster, mollusc and marine biologists. Aquaculturalists and practioners in oyster culture
Contents
Introduction; Taxonomy and phylogeny, Soft tissue anatomy; shell, structure and biomineralisation,; Feeding and metabolism, Reproduction
development and growth; Environmental influences, Pearl oyster culture; Pearl production; Exploitation and culture of major commercial
species; The pearl market; Disease and predation; Population genetics and stock improvement; Economics of pearl farming; Environmental
impacts of pearl farming; Biofouling; Future development
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Hardbound, 544 pages, publication date: SEP-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-52976-3
ISBN-10: 0-444-52976-4
Imprint: ELSEVIER
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