FERTILIZATION SUCCESS IN THE EASTERN OYSTER Crassostrea virginica and HYDRODYNAMIC INFLUENCES OF OYSTER SHELL ON LARVAL RETENTION

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dc.contributor.advisorPaynter, Kennedy T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPavlos, Nicole Vasilikien_US
dc.contributor.departmentMarine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciencesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-02-02T06:46:51Z
dc.date.available2005-02-02T06:46:51Z
dc.date.issued2004-12-02en_US
dc.description.abstractNatural populations of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica typically form dense, vertically-oriented shell assemblages comprised of rough, irregular surfaces which likely influence local water flow, affecting the transit of particles, including gametes and larvae, over them. Since oysters reproduce externally, dense assemblages of simultaneously spawning oysters may maximize gamete interactions before dilution occurs. In the water column, developing larvae may be transported both passively (with large-scale water flow) and/or actively (due to vertical swimming). Once near the bed, larvae may become entrained in interstitial shell spaces among oysters or oyster shells, further increasing the likelihood of settling within an oyster community. Experiments conducted in this thesis showed fertilization success sharply decreased with increasing distance between introduced gametes in tanks without flow. In addition, more larvae were retained on flume beds covered with shell clumps than those without. Additional flume experiments suggested shell density and shell orientation significantly influenced larval retention.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/2107
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledBiology, Ecologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledBiology, Oceanographyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledoysteren_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCrassostrea virginicaen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolleddensityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledfertilization successen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledlarval retentionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledshell structureen_US
dc.titleFERTILIZATION SUCCESS IN THE EASTERN OYSTER Crassostrea virginica and HYDRODYNAMIC INFLUENCES OF OYSTER SHELL ON LARVAL RETENTIONen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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