Marine Mussels Ecology, Physiology, Genetics and Culture

by Gosling, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9781119293903
• ISBN10: 1119293901
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781119293934
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2021-12-01
• Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

A comprehensive volume providing broad and detailed coverage of marine mussels

Marine Mussels: Ecology, Physiology, Genetics and Culture provides readers with in-depth, fully up-to-date information on all major aspects of marine mussels. Written by an internationally renowned expert in the field, this authoritative volume addresses morphology, ecology, ­feeding, phylogeny and evolution, reproduction and larval development, settlement and recruitment, genetics, disease, management of culture systems and more. The book encompasses many different species of marine mussels: genus Mytilus, other important commercial marine genera such as Perna, Aulacomya and Choromytilus, and non-commercial genera including Modiolus, Geukensia, Brachidontes and hydrothermal vent Bathymodiolus.

Comprising twelve extensively cross-referenced chapters, the book discusses a diversity of integrated topics that range from fundamental physiology of marine mussels to new techniques being applied in their biology and ecology. Author Elizabeth Gosling reviews contemporary developments and issues in the field such as the use of DNA genetic markers in detecting and diagnosing different strains of pathogenic bacteria, the use of mussels as monitors of marine contaminants, sophisticated modelling techniques that simulate disease and forecast outbreaks, and the impacts of global warming, ocean acidification and hypoxia on marine mussels. Presenting an inclusive, highly detailed treatment of mussel biology, physiology, genetics, and culture, this invaluable resource:

• Contains thorough descriptions of external and internal anatomy, global and local distribution patterns, the impacts of mussels on marine ecosystems, and the processes of circulation, respiration, excretion and osmoregulation
• Reflects significant advances in mussel science and new areas of research in marine mussels
• Describes the fundamentals of mussel aquaculture, the types and levels of contaminants in the marine environment and new approaches for sustainable aquaculture development
• Discusses the application of genetic methods, population genetics, global breeding programmes and the emerging area of bivalve genomics
• Addresses the role of mussels in disease transmission to humans, including production and processing controls, regulation of monitoring and quality control

Marine Mussels: Ecology, Physiology, Genetics and Culture is essential reading for biological scientists, researchers, instructors and advanced students in the fields of biology, ecology, aquaculture, environmental science, toxicology, genetics, pathology, taxonomy and public health.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Gosling, PhD, DSc, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland, is an author of international repute with a huge wealth of research, teaching and hands-on experience of working with bivalves, specifically marine mussels.

Table of Contents

Preface  

Acknowledgements  

1 Phylogeny and evolution of marine mussels  

Introduction  

Phylogeny of the phylum Mollusca  

Phylogeny and evolution of Bivalvia  

Evolution and adaptive radiation in Bivalvia  

Phylogeny and evolution in the Mytilida 

Significant evolutionary developments in the family Mytilidae 

Notes  

References  

2 Functional Morphology  

Introduction  

Shell  

Mantle  

Gills  

Foot  

Labial palps  

The Alimentary Canal 

Gonads  

Heart and haemolymph vessels  

Excretory organs  

Nerves and sensory receptors  

References  

3 Ecology of marine mussels 

Introduction  

Global and local distribution patterns  

Factors affecting geographic distribution  

Factors affecting local distribution  

Climate change and potential and observed impacts on marine mussels 

Notes  

References  

4 Particle processing and nutrient utilisation 

Introduction  

Filtration and clearance rates 

Particle processing on the gills, labial palps and in the stomach  

The alimentary canal and digestive process  

Absorption efficiency  

Impacts of mussels on marine ecosystems 

Notes  

References 

5 Reproduction, larval development, dispersal and recruitment 

Introduction  

Sex identification 

Doubly uniparental Inheritance (DUI) and sex determination 

Gametogenesis  

Reproductive cycles  

Factors controlling reproduction  

Reproductive effort and fecundity  

Fertilisation and gamete compatibility  

Larval development  

Factors affecting larval growth  

Larval dispersal and population connectivity  

Larval identification and abundance  

Settlement, metamorphosis and post‐larval dispersal  

Recruitment 

Notes 

References  

6 Growth  

Introduction  

Methods of measuring absolute growth  

Measurement of allometric growth  

Scope for growth and dynamic energy budget models  

Growth modulators 

Notes  

References  

7 Physiology of the circulatory, respiratory and excretory systems  

Cardiovascular system 

Respiration  

Excretion and osmoregulation  

Note  

References 

8 Mussels and marine environmental contaminants 

Introduction 

Contaminants in the marine environment 

Contaminant levels in seawater, sediments and biota  

Absorption and absorption efficiency (AE) 

Assimilation and assimilation efficiency (AE)  

Kinetic modeling in contaminant bioaccumulation 

Mussel Monitoring Programmes 

Biological markers of pollution  

Notes 

References 

9 Population genetics, genomics and selective breeding.  

Introduction 

Population genetics  

Quantitative genetics  

Notes 

References 

10 Mussel culture  

Introduction 

Wild seed collection  

Hatchery culture of seed and juvenile mussels 

Mussel culture  

Mussel culture and the environment  

An ecosystem approach to bivalve culture  

Notes  

References  

11. Diseases, parasites and the immune response 

Introduction  

Viruses  

Bacteria  

Fungi  

Protistans  

Porifera  

Platyhelminths  

Annelids  

Crustaceans  

Neoplasia  

Defence mechanisms  

Signal transduction pathways 

Abiotic effects on mussel immune response 

Notes 

References  

12 Mussels and public health  

Introduction  

Bacterial infections  

Viral infections  

Parasites 

Biotoxins  

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) 

Detection of marine toxins  

Industrial pollutants  

Controls on the production and processing of mussels and other bivalves  

Monitoring and quality control  

HAACP and its application  

Notes  

References  

Subject index  (may be done by vendor and cost offset against royalties, TBC at the time)

Species index (supplied bu Au)