DECEMBER 2001

Contents of Volume 20, Number 3

Sylvia Behrens Yamada and Laura Hauck
Field identification of the European green crab species: Carcinus maenas and Carcinus aestuarii, pp. 905-912

Edwin Grosholz, Paul Olin, Briar Williams, and Rico Tinsman
Reducing predation on Manila clams by nonindigenous European green crabs, pp. 913-919

B. J. Crear and G. N. R. Forteath
Recovery of the western rock lobster, Panulirus cygnus, from emersion and handling stress: the effect of oxygen concentration during re-immersion, pp. 921-929

Gerard Cuzon, Carlos Rosas, Gabriela Gaxiola, Gabriel Taboada, and Alain Van Wormhoudt
Effect of dietary carbohydrates on gluconeogenesis in premolt Litopenaeus stylirostris juveniles and pre adults, pp. 931-937

Ronaldo O. Cavalli, Montakan Tamlin, Patrick Lavens, Patrick Sorgeloos, Hans J. Nelis, and Andre P. De Leenheer
The content of ascorbic acid and tocopherol in the tissues and eggs of wild Macrobrachium rosenbergii during maturation, pp. 939-943

Randal L Walker and Alan J. Power
Growth and gametogenic cycle of the crested oyster, Ostrea equestris (Say, 1834), in coastal Georgia, pp. 945-949

Juliana M. Harding and Roger Mann
Oyster reefs as fish habitat: opportunistic use of restored reefs by transient fishes, pp. 951-959

Eric N. Powell, Kathryn A. Ashton-Alcox, Sarah E. Banta, and Allison J. Bonner
Impact of repeated dredging on a Delaware Bay oyster reef, pp. 961-975

John M. Klinck, Eric N. Powell, John N. Kraeuter, Susan E. Ford, and Kathryn A. Ashton-Alcox
A fisheries model for managing the oyster fishery during times of disease, pp. 977-989

K. M. Donald, A. J. S. Hawkins, and G. R. Smerdon
A DNA probe for transcription analysis of the proteolytic enzyme cathepsin B in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793), pp. 991-995

C. S. Santos, C. Rigotto, C. M. O. Simoes, and C. R. M. Barardi
Improved method for rotavirus detection in oysters using RT -PCR: suitability of a commercial PCR kit, pp. 997-1001

Marcela S. Pascual, Eduardo A. Zampatti, and Oscar O. Iribarne
Population structure and demography of the puelche oyster (Ostrea puelchana, D'Orbigny, 1841) grounds in Northern Patagonia,Argentina, pp. 1003-1010

Robert S. Anderson and Amy E. Beaven
A comparative study of anti-Perkinsus marinus activity in bivalve sera, pp. 1011-.1017

M. Camino Ordas, J. Gomez-Leon, and Antonio Figueras
Histopathology of the infection by Perkinsus atlanticus in three clam species (Ruditapes decussatus; R. philippinarum and R. pullastra) from Galicia (NW Spain), pp. 1019-1024

D. E. Dittman, S. E. Ford, and D. K. Padilla
Effects of Perkinsus marinus on reproduction and condition of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, depend on timing, pp. 1025-1034

Jeffrey C. Brust, William D. Dupaul, and James E. Kirkley
The effects of a regulatory gear restriction on the recruiting year class in the sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin, 1791),fishery, pp. 1035-1041

Gyda Christophersen and Thorolf Magnesen
Effects of deployment time and acclimation on survival and growth of hatchery-reared scallop (Pecten maximus) spat transferred to the sea, pp. 1043-1050

Miguel A. Del Rio-Portilla and Andy R. Beaumont
Heterozygote deficiencies and genotype-dependent spawning time in Mytilus edulis, pp. 1051-1057

Annamaria Mauro, Nicolo' Parrinello, and Marco Acruleo
Artificial environmental conditions can affect al1ozyme genetic structure of the marine gastropod Patella caerulea, pp. 1059-1063

Brad Evans, N. Conod, and N. G. Elliott
Evaluation of microsatellite primer conservation in abalone, pp. 1065-1070

Rosalio Maldonado, Ana M. Ibarra, Jose L. Ramirez, Susana Avila, J. Enrique Vazquez, and Leticia M. Badillo
Induction of triploidy in Pacific red abalone (Haliotis rufescens), pp. 1071-1075

G. X. Urrutia, J. M. Navarro, E. Clasing, and R. A. Stead
The effects of environmental factors on the biochemical composition of the bivalve Tagelus dombeii (Lamarck, 1818) (Tellinacea: Solecurtidae) from the intertidal flat of Coihuin, Puerto Montt, Chile, pp. 1077-1087

Betina J. Lomovasky, Elba Morriconi, and Jorge Calvo
Energetics variation of the striped clam Eurhomalea exalbida (Chemnitz, 1795) in Ushuaia Bay, Beagle Channel (54°50'S), pp. 1089-1094

E. T. Marasigan and L. V. Laureta
Broodstock maintenance and early gonadal maturation of Pholas orientalis (Bivalvia: Pholadidae), pp. 1095-1099

Paul E. Gribben, Robert G. Creese, and Simon H. Hooker
The reproductive cycle of the New Zealand venus clam Ruditapes largillierti, pp. 1101-1108

Humberto Wright-Lopez, Francisco Arreguin-Sanchez, Federico Garcia-Dominguez, Oscar Holguin-Quinonez, and Daniel Prado-Ancona
Stock assessment for venus clam, Chione californiensis (Broderip, 1835) in Ensenada de la Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, pp. 1109-1115

Craig L. Appleyard and Joseph T. DeAlteris
Modeling growth of the northern quahog, Mercenaria mercenaria, pp. 1117-1125

H.-Jorg Urban
Reproductive strategies in tropical bivalves (Pteria colymbus, Pinctada imbricata and Pinna carnea): temporal coupling of gonad production and spat abundance related to environmental variability, pp. 1127-1134

Craig V. W. Lewis, James R. Weinberg, and Cabell S. Davis
Population structure and recruitment of the bivalve Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767) on Georges Bank from 1980-1999, pp. 1135-1144

Brian F. Beal and Kenneth W. Vencile
Short-term effects of commercial clam (Mya arenaria L.) and worm (Glycera dibranchiata Ehlers) harvesting on survival and growth of juveniles of the soft-shell clam, pp. 1145-1157

Xiadong Zheng, Rucai Wang, Xiaofeng Wang, Shu Xiao, and Bing Chen
Genetic variation in populations of the common Chinese cuttlefish Sepiella maindroni (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) using allozymes and mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis , pp. 1159-1165

Emy M. Monroe and Teresa J. Newton
Seasonal variation in physiological condition of Amblema plicata in the Upper Mississippi River, pp. 1167-1171

Randal L. Walker
Effects of stocking density on growth and survival of Atlantic surfclams in bottom cages versus mesh bags, pp. 1173-1176

Marnita M. Chintala and Judith P. Grassle
Comparison of recruitment frequency and growth of surfclams, Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817), in different inner-shelf habitats of New Jersey, pp. 1177-1186

Yongping Wang and Ximing Guo
Chromosomal mapping of the vertebrate telomeric sequence (TTAGGG)N in four bivalve molluscs by fluorescence in situ hybridization, pp. 1187-1190

Abstracts of presentations from the 54th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association Pacific Coast Section & Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association, Warm Springs, Oregon, September 27-29,2000, pp. 1191-1198

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Molluscan Shellfish Safety, pp. 1199
S. H. Jones, M. Chase, J. Sowles, P. Hennigar, N.. Landry, P. G. Wells, G. C. H. Harding, C. Krahforst, and G. L. Brun
Monitoring for toxic contaminants in Mytilus edulis from New Hampshire and the Gulf of Maine, pp. 1203-1214

N. Carro, Y. Saavedra, I. Garcia, M. Ignacio, and J. Maneiro
Distribution patterns of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in marine sediments and wild mussels from Galicia Coast (Northwestern Spain), pp. 1215-1221

Laurence Miossec, Francoise Le Guyader, Dominique Pelletier, Larissa Haugarreau, Marie-Paule Caprais, and Monique Pommepuy
Validity of Escherichia coli, enterovirus, and F-specific RNA bacteriophages as indicators of viral shellfish contamination, pp. 1223-1227

F. S. Pereira, M. M. Guerra, and F. A. Bernardo
Natural occurrence of Vibrio spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in molluscan shellfish in Portugal, pp. 1229-1233

Jaime Romero and Romilio Espejo
The prevalence of noncultivable bacteria in oysters (Tiostrea chilensis, Philippi, 1845), pp. 1235-1240

Gary P. Richards
Enteric virus contamination of shellfish: intervention strategies, pp. 1241-1243

Monica Vasquez, Carol Gruttner, Susan Gallacher, and Edward R. B. Moore
Detection and characterization of toxigenic bacteria associated with Alexandrium catenella and Aulacomya ater contaminated with PSP, pp. 1245-1249

Rhodora V. Azanza and Lilibeth N. Miranda
Phytoplankton composition and Pyrodinium bahamense toxic blooms in Manila Bay, Philippines, pp. 1251-1255

Amelia La Barbara-Sanchez and Jesus F. Gamboa-Maruez
Distribution of Gymnodinium catenatum graham and shellfish toxicity on the coast of Sucre state, Venezuela, from 1989 to1998, pp. 1257-1261

Yutaka Okumura, Makoto Yamasaki, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Kazuhiko Ichimi, and Osamu Oku
Pigment profile and violaxanthin cycle of Heterosigma akashiwo (Raphidophyceae), pp. 1263-1268

Y. Matsuyama, T. Uchida, T. Honjo, and S. E. Shumway
Impacts of the harmful dinoflagellate, Heterocapsa circularisquama, on shellfish aquaculture in Japan, pp. 1269-1272

Ma. Junemie Hazel L Lebata and Jurgenne H. Primavera
Gill structure, anatomy and habitat of Anodontia edentula: evidence of endosymbiosis, pp. 1273-1278

George A. Evseev, Natalya K. Kolotukhina, and Olga Ya. Semenikhina
Shell morphogenesis of several venerid bivalves, pp. 1279-1284

Walter R. Keithly, Jr. and Hamady Diop
The impact of risk information on the demand for Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake oysters, pp. 1285-1291

Dorothy L Leonard
National indicator study: is an international approach feasible?, pp. 1293-1298

Haian He, Roger M. Adams, Daniel F. Farkas, and Michael T. Morrissey
The use of high hydrostatic pressure to shuck oysters and extend shelf-life, pp. 1299-1300

William Eisele, Bonnie J. Zimmer, and Robert Connell
Pressures on New Jersey shellfish waters, pp. 1301-1304

Douglas McLeod
Science, food safety regulations and European shellfish cultivation, pp. 1305-1307

Nguyen Chinh
Harmful effects of the two pilate molluscan species Cymatium pileare and Linatella caudate on the culture of pearl oysters in Vung Ro sea water, Phu Yen, Viet Nam, pp. 1309-1310

B. Ferro-Soto
Effect of chlorine on different bacterial groups and effectiveness of the purification of sewage in harvested areas, pp. 1311-1314

Nigel Harrison
The use of nongovernment samplers in delivering a government-mandated shellfish sanitation program, pp. 1315-1316

Abstracts

Iona Reid, Paul Heiskanen, Graham H. Fleet, and Ken A. Buckle
Depuration of Escherichia coli from Sydney Rock oysters after harvesting and storage, p. 1317

Paul Heiskanen, Iona Reid, Graham H. Fleet, and Ken A. Buckle
Effect of salinity and temperature on depuration efficiency of the Sydney Rock oyster (Saccostrea commercialis), p.1317

Toshiyuki Suzuki, Kazuhiko Ichimi, and Makoto Yamasaki
Nonselective accumulation of PSP toxins in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis fed with toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense, p. 1318

Emerson Hasbrouck, Lori Racaniello, George Simmons, and Sue Herbein
Identification of E. coli sources for the Peconic Estuary watershed for effective mitigation of nonpoint source pollution, p. 1318