JSR 25(3) DECEMBER 2006
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DECEMBER 2006
Contents of Volume 25, Number 3
John Slater
Development and application of techniques for prediction of the scallop Pecten maximus (L.) spatfall, pp. 795
Heterosis between two stocks of the bay scallop, Argopecten irradians irradians Lamarck (1819), pp. 807
Melisa C. Wong, Lisa D. Wright and Myriam A. Barbeau
Sediment selection by juvenile sea scallops (Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin)), sea stars (Asterias vulgaris Verrill) and rock crabs (Cancer irroratus Say), pp. 813
L. A. Velasco
Effect of microalgal concentration and water temperature on the physiology of the Caribbean scallops Argopecten nucleus and Nodipecten nodosus, pp. 823
Cheng Han-Liang, Meng Xue-Ping, Ji Hong-Ju, Dong Zhi-Guo and Chen Shu-Yin
Sequence analysis of the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers and 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene in representatives of the clam family Veneridae (Mollusca: Bivalvia, pp. 833
Clyde L. MacKenzie, Jr., Robert Pikanowski and Donald G. McMillan
Ampelisca amphipod tube mats may enhance abundance of northern quahogs Mercenaria mercenaria in muddy sediments, pp. 841
Marcial Arellano-Martínez, Marcos F. Quiñones-Arreola, Bertha Patricia Ceballos-Vázquez and Marcial Villalejo-Fuerte
Reproductive pattern of the squalid callista Megapitaria squalida from northwestern Mexico, pp. 849
Alexandra Leitão, Raquel Chaves, Domitília Matias, Sandra Joaquim, Francisco Ruano and Henrique Guedes-Pinto
Restriction enzyme digestion chromosome banding on two commercially important venerid bivalve species: Ruditapes decussates and Cerastoderma edule, pp. 857
Sebastian P. Holmes and Nicola Miller
The hypoxic tolerance of the protobranch bivalve Nucula sulcata bronn, pp. 865
Antonio Remacha-Triviño and Nuria Anadón
Reproductive cycle of the razor clam Solen marginatus (Pulteney 1799) in Spain: A comparative study in three different locations, pp. 869
Parasites of the stout razor clam Tagelus plebeius (Psammobiidae) from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, pp. 877
Jeffrey S. Ren, Alex H. Ross and Barbara J. Hayden
Comparison of assimilation efficiency on diets of nine phytoplankton species of the greenshell mussel Perna canaliculus, pp. 887
A. A. Sukhotin, D. Abele and H.O. Pörtner
Ageing and metabolism of Mytilus edulis: Populations from various climate regimes, pp. 893
Hans Ulrik Riisgård, Johan Lassen and Christina Kittner
Valve-gape response times in mussels (Mytilus edulis)—effects of laboratory preceding-feeding conditions and in situ tidally induced variation in phytoplankton biomass, pp. 901
S. Kritsanapuntu, N. Chaitanawisuti, W. Santhaweesuk and Y. Natsukari
Growth, production and economic evaluation of earthen ponds for monoculture and polyculture of juveniles spotted babylon (Babylonia areolata) to marketable sizes using large-scale operation, pp. 913
Diego A. Giberto, Claudia S. Bremec, Laura Schejter, Agustín Schiariti, Hermes Mianzan and Eduardo M. Acha
The invasive Rapa whelk Rapana venosa (Valenciennes 1846): Status and potential ecological impacts in the Rı´o de la Plata estuary, Argentina-Uruguay, pp. 919
Ludwig C. A. Naegel and Federico A. García-Domínguez
Reproductive cycle of the purple snail Plicopurpura pansa (Gould 1853) from two locations at Baja California Sur, Mexico, pp. 925
Ting Wang, Xiaoxu Li, Kriston Bott, Liang Song, Steven Clarke and Wen Zhao
Effects of water temperature on the lysosomal membrane stability in hemocytes of blacklip abalone, Haliotis rubra (Leach) , pp. 935
Juliana M. Harding
Growth and development of veined rapa whelk Rapana venosa veligers, pp. 941
John J. Hutchens, Jr. and Keith Walters
Gastropod abundance and biomass relationships with salt marsh vegetation within ocean-dominated South Carolina, USA estuaries, pp. 947
C. Oengpepa, I. Hawes,
I. Lane, K. Friedman and J. BellLong-term variability in spat collections of the blacklip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) in Solomon Islands, pp. 955
Alain Paugam, Christine D’Ollone, Jean-Claude Cochard, Pierre Garen and Marcel Le Pennec
The limits of morphometric features for the identification of black-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) larvae, pp. 959
Relation of seasonal changes in the mass of the gonad and somatic tissues of the zebra ark shell Arca zebra to environmental factors, pp. 969
William F. Henley, Paul J. Grobler and Richard J. Neves
Non-invasive method to obtain DNA from freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae), pp. 975
M. Javier Klaich, María E. Ré and Susana N. Pedraza
Effect of temperature, sexual maturity and sex on growth, food intake and gross growth efficiency in the “Pulpito” Octopus tehuelchus (D’Orbigny, 1834) , pp. 979
P. Bustamante, M. Bertrand, E. Boucaud-Camou and P. Miramand
Subcellular distribution of Ag, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, and Zn in the digestive gland of the common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis, pp. 987
Marcial Villalejo-Fuerte, Mauricio Ramírez-Rodríguez, Eduardo F. Balart and Carmen Rodríguez-Jaramillo
Fecundity of Cancer johngarthi Carvacho 1989 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Cancridae) from Southern Baja California’s western coast, Mexico, pp. 995
Hou Lin, Li Hai-Yan, Zou Xiang-Yang, Yao Feng, Bi Xiang-Dong and He Chong-Bo
Population genetic structure and genetic differentiation of Artemia parthenogenetica in China, pp. 999
Xiangli Tian, Shuanglin Dong, Fang Wang and Lixin Wu
The growth of juvenile Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis Osbeck, at constant and diel fluctuating temperatures, pp. 1007
P. K. Karuppasamy, N. G. Menon, K. K. C. Nair and C. T. Achuthankutty
Distribution and abundance of pelagic shrimps from the deep scattering layer of the eastern Arabian Sea, pp. 1013
Edward Fahy, Niamh Forrest, Margaret O’Toole, Ruth Mortimer and Jim Carroll
Indicators of performance in the fishery for shrimp Palaemon serratus (Pennant) in Irish coastal waters, pp. 1021
Yukio Agatsuma, Hirokazu Yamada and Kazuya Taniguchi
Distribution of the sea urchin Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus along a shallow bathymetric gradient in Onagawa Bay in northern Honshu, Japan, pp. 1027
Rebecca Ellin and David Bushek
Adaptation of Ray’s fluid thioglycollate medium assay to detect and quantify planktonic stages of Perkinsus spp. parasites, pp. 1037
L. C. Drummond, P. O’Reilly, M. F. Mulcahy and S. C. Culloty
Comparison of techniques for diagnosis of brown ring disease and detection of Vibrio tapetis in the Manila clam, Venerupis (Ruditapes) philippinarum, pp. 1043
Brandon Moss and Bassem Allam
Fluorometric measurement of oxidative burst in lobster hemocytes and inhibiting effect of pathogenic bacteria and hypoxia, pp. 1051
Rosa Farto, José Antonio Guisande, Susana P. Armada, Susana Prado and Teresa P. Nieto
An improved and rapid biochemical identification of indigenous aerobic culturable bacteria associated with Galician oyster production, pp. 1059
H. Taleb, P. Vale, R. Amanhir, A. Benhadouch, R. Sagou and A. Chafik
First detection of azaspiracids in mussels in north west Africa, pp. 1067
Gui Kwon Jung, Jung Jun Park, Jae Woo Lee and Jung Sick Lee
Microscopic anatomy of foot of the spiny top shell, Batillus cornutus (Lightfoot, 1786) (Gastropoda: Turbinidae) , pp. 1071
Michelle L. Boudreaux, Jennifer L. Stiner and Linda J. Walters
Biodiversity of sessile and motile macrofauna on intertidal oyster reefs in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida, pp. 1079
Paulinus Chigbu, Thomas Strange, Scott Gordon, Keith Jester, Julius Baham, John Young, Robert Hughes, Reddy Remata, Kathy Martinolich, Kent Hilbert, Darius K. Mott, Monesa Watts and Michael McIntosh
A decision support tool for shellfish management in Mississippi Sound, pp. 1091
J. A. Nell, P. J. O’Riordan and D. M. Ogburn
Consumer evaluation of diploid and triploid Pacific oysters subjected to high pressure treatment, pp. 1101