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The effects of temperature and salinity on the early development of Adula californiensis (Pelecypoda-Mytilidae)

Creator:

Lough, Robert Gregory

Abstract:

Adula californiensis, which inhabits mudstone along the open coast and in Yaquina Bay, Oregon, is subjected to extremely varying conditions. Laboratory experiments of a factorial design were used to investigate the effects of temperature and salinity on survival, growth and respiration during early development. The rate of development to the...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis