Changes in the growth, metabolism, disease levels and energy budget of the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica induced by an ectoparasitic gastropod, Boonea impressa.

The ectoparasitic gastropod, Boonea impressa, altered the biochemical composition, energy balance, growth and the incidence and intensity of disease in the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica. B. impressa transferred the protozoan parasite Perkinsus marinus to uninfected oysters. Feeding by B. im...

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Main Author:	White, Marie Elinor
Other Authors:	Brooks, James M. (degree committee member.), Ray, Sammy M. (degree committee member.), Sweet, Merrill H. (degree committee member.), Wormuth, John H. (degree committee member.)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	1986.
Subjects:	American oyster > Parasites. Snails as carriers of disease. Major oceanography. Academic theses
Online Access:	Link to ProQuest copy Link to OAKTrust copy