Evaluation of Diet, Gametogenesis, and Hermaphroditism in Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae)
To determine the effects of different algal diets on freshwater mussels, tissues of Elliptio complanata were sampled for physiological, somatic, and gametogenic condition from August 1999 to May 2000. Treatments included mussels fed Scenedesmus quadricauda (S), Neochloris oleoabundans (N), a no feed...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27932 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06032002-224300/ |