| Title | Improving Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Production through Selective Breeding |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 2004 |
| Authors | Evans III, Sanford |
| Academic Department | Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries Science |
| Degree | Ph. D. |
| Pagination | 144 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Internet Resources LD4330 2005D .E92, Guin Evans 2004, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, Dabob Bay (Washington), genetics, growth, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Molluscan Broodstock Program, molluscs, Oregon Oyster Farm, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, salinity, water temperature, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River |
| Notes | This dissertation describes efforts to assess the importance of nursery conditions and genetics on Pacific oyster production. Environmental conditions in Yaquina Bay and Yaquina River, including water temperature and salinity, are discussed. Major professor was Christopher J. Langdon. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/1v53k0335 |
