August 2004
Contents of Volume 23, Number 2

William S. Fisher Antimicrobial activity of copper and zinc accumulated in Eastern oyster amebocytes, pp. 321 View PDF

William S. Fisher Relationship of amebocytes and terrestrial elements to adult shell deposition in Eastern oysters, pp. 353 View PDF

David Bushek, Donnia Richardson, M. Yvonne Bobo and Loren D. Coen Quarantine of oyster shell cultch reduces the abundance of Perkinsus marinus, pp. 369 View PDF

Joseph J. Taylor, Paul C. Southgate and Robert A. Rose Effects of salinity on growth and survival of silver-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima, spat, pp. 375 View PDF

Dennis Hedgecock, Gang Li, Sophie Hubert, Katherine Bucklin and Vanessa Ribes Widespread null alleles and poor cross-species amplification of microsatellite DNA loci cloned from the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, pp. 379 View PDF

Roger Mann, Melissa Southworth, Juliana M. Harding and James Wesson A comparison of dredge and patent tongs for estimation of oyster populations, pp. 387 View PDF

Melissa Southworth and Roger Mann Decadal scale changes in seasonal patterns of oyster recruitment in the Virginia sub estuaries of the Chesapeake Bay. 391 View PDF

U. Arjarasirikoon, M. Kruatrachue, P. Sretarugsa, Y. Chitramvong, S. Jantataeme and E. S. Upatham Gametogenic processes in the pearl oyster, Pteria penguin (Roding, 1798) (Bivalvia, Mollusca), pp. 403 View PDF

Do-Hyung Kang, Se-Jae Kim and Kwang-Sik Choi Microscopic observations of larval Ostrea circumpicta (Bivalve: Ostreidae) in brood chambers, pp. 411 View PDF

Rebeca Vasquez-Yeomans, Jorge Caceres-Martinez and Antonio Figueras Huerta Herpes-like virus associated with eroded gills of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas in Mexico, pp. 417 View PDF

Karen K. Y. Lui and Kenneth M. Y. Leung Sand elimination by the Asiatic hard clam Meretrix meretrix (L.): influences of temperature, salinity and season, pp. 421 View PDF

Yungkul Kim and Eric N. Powell Surfclam histopathology survey along the Delmarva mortality line, pp. 429 View PDF

M. Cledon, A. C. Peralta Brichtova, J. L. Gutierrez and P. E. Penchaszadeh Reproductive cycle of the stout razor clam, Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot, 1786), in the Mar Chiquita Coastal Lagoon, Argentina, pp. 443 View PDF

Patricia Miloslavich, Pablo E. Penchaszadeh, Ana Karinna Carbonini and Diego Schapira Regeneration time and morphology of the inhalant siphon of Donax denticulatus Linnaeus, 1758 (Bivalvia, Donacidae) after amputation, pp. 447 View PDF

Sandra Fiori, Victor M. Vidal-Martinez, Raul Sima-Alvarez, Rossanna Rodrguez-Canul, Ma. Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo and Omar Defeo Field and laboratory observations of the mass mortality of the yellow clam, Mesodesma mactroides, in South America: the case of Isla del Jabal?, Argentina, pp. 451 View PDF

Trevor Floyd and Jim Williams Impact of green crab (Carcinus maenas L.) predation on a population of softshell clams (Mya arenaria L.) in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, pp. 457 View PDF

Laurent Wantiez and Pierre Thollot In situ aquaculture protocol for two tropical pectinids, Bractechlamys vexillum (Reeve 1853) and Mimachlamys gloriosa (Reeve 1853): spat collection, rearing, growth and mortality, pp. 463 View PDF

Guilherme S. Rupp, G. Jay Parsons, Raymond J. Thompson and Micheline M. de Bem Effect of depth and stocking density on growth and retrieval of the postlarval lion’s paw scallop,Nodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758), pp. 473 View PDF

E. Palacios, I. S. Racotta, A. M. Ibarra, J. L. Ramiez, A. Millan and S. Avila Comparison of biochemical composition and muscle hypertrophy associated with the reproductive cycle of diploid and triploid Argopecten ventricosus, pp. 483 View PDF

Shi Wang, Zhenmin Bao, Jie Pan, Lingling Zhang, Bing Yao , Aibin Zhan, Ke Bi and Quanqi Zhang AFLP linkage map of an intraspecific cross in Chlamys farreri, pp. 491 View PDF

Liu Xiaolin, Chang Yaqing and Xiang Jianhai Hybridization effects of three populations of Chlamys farreri from China, Korea and Japan, pp. 501 View PDF

Arne Duinker, Bente E. Torstensen and Øyvind Lie Lipid classes and fatty acid composition in female gonads of great scallops—a selective field study pp. 507 View PDF

Sergio Curiel-Ram?rez and Jorge Caceres-Martinez Reproductive cycle of coexisting mussels, Mytilus californianus and Mytilus galloprovincialis, in Baja California, New Mexico, pp. 515 View PDF

Paul D. Rawson, Afton McGowen and Chris Bartlett Temporal variation in the settlement of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis C. Linnaeus, 1758 and M. trossulus Gould 1850) in eastern Maine, pp. 521 View PDF

Louis A. Gosselin Localized synchronous spawning of Mytilus californianus Conrad in Barkley Sound, British Columbia, Canadas, pp. 529 View PDF

Marjorie J. Wonham Mini-review: distribution of the Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis (Bivalvia: Mytilidae), and hybrids in he northeast Pacific, pp. 535 View PDF

Eduardo Rios-Jara, Cinthya Carolina Hernandez Cedillo, Eduardo Juarez Carrillo and Ildefonso Enciso Padilla Variations in density, shell-size and growth with shore height and wave exposure of the rocky intertidal snail, Calyptraea spirata (Forbes, 1852), in the tropical Mexican Pacific, pp. 545 View PDF

Laura Rogers-Bennett, Richard F. Dondanville and Jerry Kashiwada Size specific fecundity of red abalone (Haliotis rufescens): evidence for reproductive senescence?, pp. 553 View PDF

Nurit Gordon, Muki Shpigel, Sheenan Harpaz, John J. Lee and Amir Neori The settlement of abalone (Haliotis discus hannai Ino) larvae on culture layers of different diatoms, pp. 561 View PDF

Sha-Yen Cheng, Yin-Hung Chang and Jiann-Chu Chen Lethal levels of dissolved oxygen for Haliotis diversicolor supertexta at different salinity levels, pp. 569 View PDF

Hector M. Guzman and Alexander Tewfik Population characteristics and co-occurrence of three exploited decapods (Panulirus argus, P. guttatus and Mithrax spinosissimus) in Bocas del Toro, Panama, pp. 575 View PDF

Luis Ernesto Arruda Bezerra, Ana Fontenele Urano Carvalho, Luciana Aires Barreira, Vanessa Lucia Rodrigues Nogueira, Jose Roberto Feitosa Silva, Ilka Maria Vasconcelos and Vania Maria Maciel Melo The relationship between seaweed diet and purple ink production in Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828 (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) from northeastern Brazil, pp. 581 View PDF

Antonio V. Sykes, Pedro M. Domingues and Jos P. Andrade Nucleic acid derived indices or instantaneous growth rate as tools to determine different nutritional condition in cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis, Linnaeus 1758) hatchlings. pp. 585 View PDF

Liu Xiaolin, Chang Yaqing, Xiang Jianhai, Ding Jun and Cao Xuebin Study on heritability of growth in the juvenile sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus nudus, pp. 593 View PDF

J. A. Guisande, M. Montes, R. Farto, S. P. Armada, M. J. Perez and T. P. Nieto A set of tests for the phenotypic identification of culturable bacteria associated with Galician bivalve mollusc production, pp. 599 View PDF

Spyros Fifas, Joel Vigneau and William Lart Some aspects of modelling scallop (Pecten maximus, L.) dredge efficiency and special reference to dredges with depressor plate (English Channel, France), pp. 611 View PDF

K. H. Kaukinen, K. J. Supernault and K. M. Miller Enrichment of tetranucleotide microsatellite loci from invertebrate species, pp. 621 View PDF

Abstracts of technical papers presented at the 24th Annual Milford Aquaculture Seminar, Milford, Connecticut, February 23–25, 2004, pp. 627 View PDF

Abstracts of technical papers presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association (Pacific Coast Section) & Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association, Portland, Oregon, October 8–11, 2003, pp. 647 View PDF