Pumping Rates, Water Pressures, and Oxygen Use in Eight Species of Marine Bivalve Molluscs from British Columbia

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Bernard, F. R., Noakes, D. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1990
• Subjects: Coulter; Giganteus; Crassostrea gigas
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f90-149; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f90-149

Pumping characteristics and oxygen utilization for Solemya reidi, Yoldia thraciaeformis, Chlamys hastata, Mytilus edulis, Crassostrea gigas, Clinocardium nuttallii, Saxidomus giganteus, and Mya truncata were studied. Pressures were recorded using a Yale A79 spinal tap needle inserted in the pallial...