Scallops: Biology, Ecology and Aquaculture

About this book

Scallops are among the better known shellfishes and are widely distributed throughout the world. They are of worldwide economic importance and support both commercial fisheries and mariculture efforts. This book covers all aspects of scallop biology, including anatomy, physiology, ecology, larval biology and neurobiology. Chapters are also devoted to the adductor muscle and population dynamics. Commercial fisheries and aquaculture are discussed in detail for all countries/species where scallops are harvested or grown. This volume forms the only comprehensive treatise on the biology of scallops. Extensive reference lists are included. It should be of interest to advanced undergraduate/graduate students, mariculturists, aquaculturists and other marine research workers.

Contents

Preface (S.E. Shumway)

1. Evolutionary Relationships Among Commercial Scallops (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinidae) (T.R. Waller)
2. The Biology of Scallop Larvae (S.M. Cragg and D.J. Crisp)
3. Functional Anatomy of Scallops (P.G. Beninger and M. Le Pennec)
4. The Structure and Function of Scallop Adductor Muscles (P.D. Chantler)
5. Physiology: Energy Acquisition and Utilization (V.M. Bricelj and S.E. Shumway)
6. Physiological Integrations and Energy Partitioning (R.J. Thompson and B.A. MacDonald)
7. Reproductive Physiology (B.J. Barber and N.J. Blake)
8. Neurobiology and Behavior of the Scallop (L.A. Wilkens)
9. Diseases and Parasites of Scallops (R.G. Getchell)
10. Scallops and Pollution (E. Gould and B.A. Fowler)
11. Scallop Ecology: Distributions and Behaviour (A.R. Brand)
12. Genetics of Scallops (A.R. Beaumont and E. Zouros)
13. Population Dynamics and Management of Natural Stocks (J.M. Orensanz, A.M. Parma and O.O. Iribarne)
14. Fisheries and Aquaculture

Three European Scallops: Pecten maximus, Chlamys (Aequipecten) opercularis and C. (Chlamys) varia (A.D. Ansell, J.-C. Dao and J. Mason)
- Spain (G. Roman)
- Scandinavia (G.J. Parsons, M.J. Dadswell and E.M. Rodstrom)
- Italy (A. Renzoni)
- Yugoslavia (D. Margus)
- Greece (J.J. Lykakis and M. Kalathakis)
- China (Yousheng Lou)
- Philippines (A.G.C. del Norte)
- Australia (D. Gwyther, D.A. Cropp, L.M. Joll and M.C.L. Dredge)
- New Zealand (M.F. Bull)
- Sea Scallop, Placopecten magellanicus (K.S. Naidu)
- The Calico Scallop, Argopecten gibbus, Fishery of Cape Canaveral, Florida (N.J. Blake,and M.A. Moyer)
- Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Bay Scallop, Argopecten irradians, in the Eastern United States (E.W. Rhodes)
- West Coast of North America (N. Bourne)
- Mexico (E.F. Felix-Pico)
- Argentina (J.M. Orensantz, M. Pascual and M. Fernandez)
- Chile (R.N. Piquimil, L.S. Figueroa and O.C. Contreras)
- Japan (H. Ito)
- Soviet Union (V.Z. Kalashnikov)

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