| Title | Bacteria as Food for the Larvae of the Native Pacific Coast Oyster, Ostrea lurida Carpenter |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 1951 |
| Authors | Watson, Gerald Harvey. |
| Academic Department | Dept. of Fish and Game Management |
| Degree | M.S. |
| Pagination | 106 p. |
| University | Oregon State College |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Internet Resources LD4330 1951 150, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | aquaculture, bivalves, diet, growth, molluscs, Olympia oyster=Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), reproductive behavior, theses, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Bay Fisheries Laboratory, Yaquina River |
| Notes | Details research done at the Yaquina Bay Fisheries Laboratory in 1950-51, and includes a photograph of the lab about 1950. The author successfully artificially induced spawning of Olympia oysters. Bacteria were adequate food sources for the oysters. Oysters that ingested radioactive bacteria became radioactive themselves. Includes microphotographs of oyster larvae. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/9p290c746 |
