A study of holding conditions, feed ration, and algal foods for the captive care of freshwater mussels
The use of glass racks and suspended pocket nets for holding freshwater mussels collected from the Ohio River and relocated to lined-ponds was studied over 3 years. Survival of mussels in ponds was 73 % after 1 y, 44 % after 2 y, and 5 % after 3 y. The glycogen levels of mussels in ponds for ly were...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37344 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02132009-171006/ |