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Ciencias Marinas, 2010 We report differences in growth, condition, and survival of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas and the Cortez oyster C. corteziensis cultivated in a semi-arid lagoon in northwestern Mexico (Las Guásimas, Sonora) during summer and winter, periods ...
A Castillo-Durán +3 more
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Adult Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) May Have Light Sensitivity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Light-sensitivity is an important aspect of mollusk survival as it plays a vital role in reproduction and predator avoidance. In the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas light sensitivity has been demonstrated in the larval stage but has not yet been ...
Changlu Wu +6 more
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Известия ТИНРО, 2023 Size-age structure and spatial distribution of pacific oyster <i>Crassostrea gigas</i> in the Busse Lagoon (Sakhalin Island) in 2010–2020 are analyzed. The oyster colony is in depression.
A. Ch. Kim, D. M. Lozhkin
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Variable microsatellites in the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas and other cupped oyster species [PDF]
Animal Genetics, 2000 Source/description : Genomic DNA was extracted from a whole Pacific oyster (C. gigas) after grinding in liquid nitrogen. Purified DNA was then digested by a mix of 3 restriction enzymes (AluI, RsaI, HaeIII). DNA fragments ranging from 250 to 500 bp were size-selected by agarose gel electrophoresis and ligated into the dephosphorylated blunt-ended SmaI ...
Huvet, Arnaud +4 more
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Marine Drugs, 2019 β-thymosin is known for having 43 amino acids, being water-soluble, having a light molecular weight and ubiquitous polypeptide. The biological activities of β-thymosin are diverse and include the promotion of wound healing, reduction of ...
Dukhyun Hwang +5 more
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Pathogens, 2020 Consumer preference for healthy and sustainable food products has been steadily increasing in recent years. Bivalve mollusks satisfy these characteristics and have captured ever-increasing market shares.
Daniela Mandas +7 more
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsThe Pacific oyster is prominent in global food security and the blue economy. As an unfed aquaculture species, the oyster offers substantial potential to contribute to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals related to hunger, health, and employment.
Ernest Obeng Chuku +4 more
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Review of the fauna associated with wild and farmed mussels and oysters in the Mediterranean
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Mussels and oysters are important ecosystem engineers which modify the physical and chemical characteristics of the environment and create habitats that support highly diverse associated communities. In the Mediterranean Sea, the native Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis, together the ...
Barbara Mikac +5 more
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The sense of hearing in the Pacific oyster, Magallana gigas
PLOS ONE, 2017 There is an increasing concern that anthropogenic noise could have a significant impact on the marine environment, but there is still insufficient data for most invertebrates. What do they perceive? We investigated this question in oysters Magallana gigas (Crassostrea gigas) using pure tone exposures, accelerometer fixed on the oyster shell and ...
Mohcine Charifi +4 more
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Ocean Governance and Marine Conservation: Institutional Work as a Lever for Ocean Sustainability
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Ocean governance presents one of the most complex environmental policy challenges of our time, requiring coordinated action across multiple scales, sectors and stakeholder groups. This paper applies institutional work theory to systematically examine how actors create, maintain and disrupt the governance arrangements underpinning ocean ...
Kedar Uttam +3 more
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