Evaluation of American Oyster Stocks for Resource Rehabilitation: Disease Resistance and GeneticsMSX and Dermo appear less virulent in regions outside the Chesapeake Bay, which suggests that oysters from those areas may possess traits which enable them to better survive infection. Do these traits have a genetic basis? The researchers will collect oysters from regions throughout the Atlantic range of the eastern oyster to evaluate their genetic relatedness. Offspring of these broodstocks will be deployed in representative sites in Maryland and Virginia. Survival, growth and condition of offspring will be monitored throughout the project. Promising genotypes will be selected and maintained for future selective breeding of disease-resistant strains. |
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Kennedy T. Paynter, Jr.
Department of Zoology, UMCP Donald Meritt UMCES Horn Point Laboratory University System of Maryland Patrick Gaffney College of Marine Studies University of Delaware |
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