AUGUST 2006

Contents of Volume 25, Number 2

 

Alfonso J. Schmidt, Jorge E. Toro and Oscar R. Chaparro

Reproductive patterns and their influence on the population genetics of sympatric species of the genus Crepidula (Gastropoda: Calyptraeidae), pp. 371

 

Jing-Ying Wu, Yu-Chih Liu, Pei-Jie Meng, Yuh-Wen Chiu and Li-Lian Liu
Local distribution and temperature preferences of predatory whelks (Thais spp.) in Taiwan: implications for oyster culture, pp. 379

 

Lus M. Lopez and Paul Tyler
Energy budget of cultured female abalone Haliotis tuberculata (L.), pp. 385

 

Ludwig C. A. Naegel and Carlos Augusto Aguilar-Cruz
The hypobranchial gland from the purple snail Plicopurpura pansa (Gould, 1853) (Prosobranchia: Murcidae), pp. 391

 

Ludwig C. A. Naegel and Jorge A. Lopez-Rocha

Can the collection of “Tyrian purple” from Plicopurpura pansa (Gould, 1853) (Prosobranchia, Muricidae) be blamed for its declining population?, pp. 395

 

Esperanza Ortiz-Ordoñez, Esther Uría Galicia, Angelica Silva-Olivares, Victor Tsutsumi and Mineko Shibayama

Ultrastructure of spermatogenesis in the white clam Chione californiensis (Broderip, 1835) (Mollusca: Pelecypoda), pp. 399

 

Mark D. Camara, Standish K. Allen, Jr., Ryan B. Carnegie and Kimberley S. Reese

Out-crossing among commercial strains of the northern quahog, Mercenaria mercenaria: survival, growth and implications for selective breeding, pp. 403

 

Eileen E. Hoffman, John M. Klinck, John N. Kraeuter, Eric N. Powell, Ray Grizzle, Stuart C. Buckner and V. Monica Bricelj

A population dynamics model of the hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria: development of the age- and length-frequency structure of the population, pp. 417

 

Zane Zhang and Claudia Hand

Recruitment patterns and precautionary exploitation rates for Geoduck (Panopea abrupta) populations in British Columbia, pp. 445

 

T. Dincer

Differences of Turkish clam (Ruditapes decussates) and Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) according to their proximate composition and heavy metal contents, pp. 455

 

Brian F. Beal

Biotic and abiotic factors influencing growth and survival of wild and cultured individuals of the softshell clam (Mya arenaria L.) in eastern Maine, pp .461

 

William R. Congleton, Jr., Tracy Vassiliev, Robert C. Bayer, Bryan R. Pearce, Jennifer Jacques and Carolyn Gillman

Trends in Maine softshell clam landings, pp. 475

 

Hongguang Ma, Judith P. Grassle and Jeanine M. Rosario

Initial recruitment and growth of surfclams (Spisula solidissima Dillwyn) on the inner continental shelf of New Jersey, pp. 481

 

Stephen P. Geiger, Janessa Cobb and William S. Arnold

Variations in growth and reproduction of bay scallops (Argopecten irradians) (Lamark, 1819) from six subpopulations in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, pp. 491

 

Samia Sarkis, Cyr Couturier and Andrew Cogswell

Reproduction and spawning in calico scallops, Argopectin gibbus, from Bermuda, pp. 503

 

Zhengming Lu¨ , Aiguo Yang, Qingyin Wang, Zhihong Liu and Liqing Zhou

Assortative fertilization in Chlamys farreri and Patinopecten yessoensis and its implication in scallop hybridization, pp. 509

 

R. W. Penney, M. J. Hart and N. D. Templeman

Genotype-dependent survival, growth and production in cultured blue mussels, Mytilus spp.: results of a reciprocal seed transfer experiment, pp. 515

 

Jess W. Jones, Eric M. Hallerman and Richard J. Neves

Genetic management guidelines for captive propagation of freshwater mussels (Unionoidea), pp. 527

 

Kenneth M. Brown, Gary W. Peterson, Gerald J. George and Michael McDonough

Acoustic deterrents do not reduce black drum predation on oysters, pp. 537

 

Bénédikte Vercaemer, Koren R. Spence, Christophe M. Herbinger, Sylvie Lapègue and Ellen L. Kenchington

Genetic diversity of the European oyster (Ostrea edulis L.) in Nova Scotia: comparison with other parts of Canada, Maine and Europe and implications for broodstock management, pp. 543

 

Andrea Battison

Tissue distribution and hemolymph activity of six enzymes in the American lobster (Homarus americanus): potential markers of tissue injury, pp. 553

 

Cortney L. Ohs and Louis R. D’Abramo

Comparison of early season versus late season trap schedules for harvest of red swamp crawfish Procambarus clarkia cultured in earthen ponds without planted forage, pp. 561

 

Jay V. Huner

A perspective on ecological considerations in crawfish pond aquaculture, pp. 565

 

Bradley G. Stevens

Embryo development and morphometry in the blue king crab Paralithodes platypus studied by using image and cluster analysis, pp. 569

 

Antonio Corgos, Patricia Verı´simo and Juan Freire

Timing and seasonality of the terminal molt and mating migration in the spider crab, Maja brachydactyla: evidence of alternative mating strategies, pp. 577

 

Shaobo Du, Chaoqun Hu, Shiqing Cai, Qi Shen and Shixuan Zheng

Effect of different levels of dietary _-tocopherol on ovarian maturation and reproductive performance of broodstock Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone), pp. 589

 

Peter A. Koeller

Inferring shrimp (Pandalus borealis) growth characteristics from life history stage structure analysis, pp. 595

 

John W. Portnoy and Jenny R. Allen

Effects of tidal restrictions and potential benefits of tidal restoration on fecal coliform and shellfish-water quality, pp. 609

 

J. D. Gauthier, C. R. Miller and A. E. Wilbur

TAQMAN_ MCG real-time PCR approach to quantification of Perkinsus marinus and Perkinsus spp. in oysters, pp. 619

 

John E. Moore, Motoo Matsuda, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Séamus Fanning, Ohoshi Murayama, Taeko Yokoi, Shizuko Kagawa, Kentaro Nagano, Hiromi Shimura, Miyuki Watabe, Yuriko Nagano, Kaori Usui, Rie Imamaki, Takeo Aritomi, Chisato Harada, Haruna Iida, Naomi Mitsuhashi, Takeshi Miyatake, Makoto Shigematsu, Juluri R. Rao, Colm J. Lowery, Beverley C. Millar, James S. G. Dooley and Paul J. Rooney

Subspecies characterization of urease-positive thermophilic Campylobacter (UPTC) isolated from shellfish employing modified flagellin (flaA) restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) typing, pp. 625

 

M. J. Sellars, F. E. Coman, B. M. Degnan and N. P. Preston

The effectiveness of heat, cold and 6-dimethylaminopurine shocks for inducing tetraploidy in the Kuruma shrimp, Marsupenaeus japonicus (Bate), pp. 631

 

Céline Barré, David O’Neil and V. Monica Bricelj

Preparation of large bivalve specimens for scanning electron microscopy using hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS), pp. 639

 

Raymond E. Grizzle, Jennifer K. Greene, Mark W. Luckenbach and Loren D. Coen

A new in situ method for measuring seston uptake by suspension-feeding bivalve mollusks, pp .643

 

Abstracts of technical papers presented at the 26th Annual Milford Aquaculture Seminar, Milford, Connecticut, February 27–March 1, 2006, pp. 651

 

Abstracts of technical papers presented at the 98th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association, Monterey, California, March 26–30, 2006, pp. 687