Document Type

Article

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Publication Date

1961

Journal

Proceedings of the National Shellfisheries Association

Volume

52

First Page

1

Last Page

11

Abstract

Extensive use of a modification of the Havinga method of weighing oysters in water, using a Type K7 T GD Mettler balance with suspension attachments, has shown that weekly weighing of numbered individuals reveals individual differences . in rate of shell deposition which correlate with feeding, parasite infections, etc. The method is quick, sensitive, and accurate.

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