Relationships Between Possible Available Food and the Composition, Condition and Reproductive State of Oysters from Galveston Bay, Texas

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dc.contributor.authorSoniat TMen_US
dc.contributor.authorRay SMen_US
dc.contributor.otherContributions in Marine Scienceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:17:46Z
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dc.date.issued1985 Sepen_US
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dc.description109-121en_US
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dc.description.abstractPossible food for oysters (Crassostrea virginica ) was measured as a food index. The food index was defined as the percentage food (food = lipid + carbohydrate + protein) in the total seston. Highest condition index values (C.I. = dry weight/mantle volume x 100) of oysters were not related to the time of greatest available food. The food index was, however, correlated with the gonadal index (G.I. = gonadal thickness/adductor muscle diameter) of oysters. The greatest amount of available food was present during the time of presumed greatest energy demand, namely the period of gametogenesis. The concept of the storage cycle is applicable to Crassostrea virginica . Changes in the oysters' composition and in condition and gonadal indices support the hypothesis that stored glycogen is converted into the lipid reserves of the developing eggs.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23538
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dc.notesTimes Cited: 31ArticleEnglishCited References Count: 37C3465PORT ARANSAS MARINE LABORATORY, PORT ARANSAS, TX 78373PORT ARANSASen_US
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dc.subjectfood availability reproductive status food conversion sexual reproduction gametogenesis biochemical composition marine mollusks Crassostrea virginica ASW, USA, Texas, Galveston Bayen_US
dc.titleRelationships Between Possible Available Food and the Composition, Condition and Reproductive State of Oysters from Galveston Bay, Texasen_US
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dc.vol-issue28()en_US

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