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Front Cover; Biology of Oysters; Copyright; Contents; Preface; References; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Phylogeny; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Origins and Classification; 1.3. Phylogenetic Systematics; 1.3.1. Some Oyster Phylogenies: Fossils; 1.3.2. Some Oyster Phylogenies: Recent Taxa; 1.3.3. Some Oyste...

2.2. Patterns in the Rates and Trajectories of Bivalve Evolution 2.2.1. Diversifications in Time; 2.2.2. Diversifications in Space; 2.3. Some Drivers of Evolution in Oysters; 2.3.1. Heterochrony and Larval Life; 2.3.2. Size and Shape; 2.3.3. The Ecology of Some Fossil Oysters; 2.3.4. Predation as a...

3.3.2. Predicting Invasion Outcomes: The Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in South Africa and the Oyster Crassostrea aria ...3.4. Range Boundaries and Dispersal; 3.4.1. Larval Dispersion; Estimating Dispersal Distances; Mechanisms and Modeling of Dispersion; Dispersion and Species Range; 3.5. Temper...

Chapter 4: Ecology II: Distribution at Local Scales4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Oysters and Estuaries; 4.2.1. Salinity Tolerance; Ecological Aspects of Salinity Tolerance; Physiological Responses to Salinity Change; Condition Indices; 4.3. The Food of Oysters; 4.3.1. Retention Efficiency; 4.3.2. The Sest...

Models, Estuaries, and AquacultureBibliography; Chapter 5: Feeding; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Particle Uptake; 5.2.1. Particle Transport and Sorting Within the Pallial Cavity; 5.2.2. Morphological Variability of the Pallial Organs; 5.2.3. Selection and Selection Efficiency; The Physicochemical Bases o...