Mussels : Anatomy, Habitat and Environmental Impact

by Mcgevin, Lauren E.

• ISBN13: 9781617617638
• ISBN10: 1617617636
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-03-31
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc

Summary

The common name mussel is used for members of several families of clams or bivalvia mollusca, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval. This book presents current research in the study of mussels and their anatomy, habitat and their environmental impact. Some of the topics discussed herein include the use of mussels as a reliable tool for monitoring marine pollution; mussel glue and its use in biotechnology; environmental impact to mussels' metabolism; the competition for space and food among Blue Mussels; the life cycle assessment of mussel culture; Unionidae freshwater mussel anatomy; and the cytogenics of Mytilus mussels.

Table of Contents

Inter-Site Differences & Seasonal Patterns of Fatty Acid Profiles in Green-Lipped Mussels Perna viridis in a Subtropical Eutrophic Harbour & its Vicinity

Environmental Impact of Anthropogenic Activities: The Use of Mussels as a Reliable Tool for Monitoring Marine Pollution

The Experience of the Mussel Sector in Galicia: The Natural, Institutional & Economic Environment

Translational Control of Gene Expression in the Mussel Mytilus Galloprovincials: The Impact of Cellular Stress on Protein Synthesis, The Ribosomal Stalk & the Protein Kinase CK2 Activity

MAP Kinase Signaling Pathway : A Potential Biomarker of Environmental Pollution in the Mussel Mytilus Galloprovincialis

Mussel Glue & its Prospects in Biotechnology

Molecular Determinants in Mussels as Biomarkers for Environmental Stress

Integrated Impact Assessment of Mussels Health

Ecotoxicological Genetic Studies on the Green-Lipped Mussel Perna Viridis in Malaysia

Environmental Impact to Mussels Metabolism

Combining Stable Isotopes & Biochemical Markers to Assess Organic Contamination in Transplanted Mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis

Environmental Impact Assessment of Mussels Caught in the Mediterranean Sea, Italy

Competition for Space & Food among Blue Mussels

Production & Shelf Life of Mussel Meat Powder Flavor

Life Cycle Assessment of Mussel Culture

Mussels as a Tool in Metal Pollution Biomonitoring: Current Status & Perspectives

Sclerochronology Mussels as Bookkeepers of Aquatic Environment

Marine Biotoxins & Blue Mussel: One of the Most Troublesome Species during Harmful Algal Blooms

Immunotoxicity of environmental chemicals in the pearl forming mussel of India- a review

Anticoagulant & Carbohydrate Induced Interference of Aggregation of Mussel Haemocyte Under Azadiracht in Exposure

The Origin of Populations of Dreissena polymorpha Near the North-Eastern Boundary of its Distribution Area

Unionidae Freshwater Mussel Anatomy

The Cytogenetics of Mytilus Mussels

A New Approach in Biomonitoring Freshwater Ecosystems Based on the Genetic Status of the Bioindicator Dreissena polymorpha

Mussels: Their Common Enemies & Adaptive Defenses

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