Biology of Oysters, Volume 41

Content: 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 Oyster Phylogenies: Species Identities
 1.4. Phylogeography
 1.4.1. Population Structure
 1.4.2. Isolation by Distance
 1.4.3. Sweepstakes Reproduction, Selection, and Hybridization
 1.4.4. Physiological Differences Among Populations
 Bibliography
 Chapter 2: Evolution
 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Patterns in the Rates and Trajectories of Bivalve Evolution2.2.1. 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 Driver of Evolutionary Change
 2.3.5. Adaptation
 Bibliography
 Chapter 3: Ecology I: Distribution at Regional and Global Scales
 3.1. Introduction
 3.2. The Biogeography of Oysters
 3.3. Invasions by Oysters and Other Bivalves
 3.3.1. The Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas as an Invasive Species 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. Temperature and Species Range
 3.5.1. Correlations Between Species' Distributions and Tolerance
 3.5.2. Temperatures and Intertidal Bivalves
 3.5.3. Thermal Stress and Heat-Shock Proteins in Oysters
 3.6. Decline and Extirpation of Populations
 3.7. Modeling Species' Distributions
 Bibliography 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 Seston: Quantity and Quality of Suspended Particles
 Components of the Seston
 Food Quality Ratios
 Isotopic Signatures and the Sources of Food
 4.3.3. Hydrodynamics and the Food Supply
 Horizontal Advection and Particle Flux
 Vertical Mixing and the Benthic Boundary Layer
 Self-Thinning 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 of Selection
 Selection Efficiency
 The Costs of Selection
 5.3. Ventilation, Particle Capture, and Clearance
 5.3.1. Particle Filtration and Ambient Water Flow
 5.3.2. Measuring Feeding Behavior in the Field
 5.3.3. Particle Capture and Clearance
 Methods
 Relationships to Body Size