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| | Mollusc showcase (gastropods) |
 | | The most important groups of molluscs embrace such diverse animals as squids (cephalopods), bivalves, scaphopods and snails. | | | Mutual characters include their body arrangement into a head with sensory organs, a body with inner organs and a "foot" for movement and digging. | | | Their name derives from their soft body which lacks an inner skeleton. |
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http://www.toyen.uio.no/palmus/galleri/montre/english/m_blotdyr2_e.htm
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| | "Information resources on the care and use of molluscs" |
| | The aims of this integrated study were to test simple breeding methods for molluscs and fish, to apply these to the practices employed by local fishermen and to experiment with the use of a cage system requiring a low level of investment. | | | Accumulation and depuration of pathogenic and indicator microorganisms by the bivalve mollusc, Chamelea gallina L, under laboratory conditions. | | | NAL call no: SH1.A6 Descriptors: Bivalvia, water flow, orientation, movement, animal behavior, Mollusc culture. |
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http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/molluscs/aquabivalves.htm
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| | Glossario perle |
| | From Latin pallium (mantle): applied to the cavity in the body of molluscs in which the gills are situated. | | | technique used by humans to make pearls grow in molluscs. | | | material produced by pearl molluscs through human intervention (UNI). |
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http://www.voguegioiello.net/06per/perle/gloss/eindex.asp
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| | Mollusc |
| | The group is characterized by a muscular foot on which the animals creep; a calcareous shell secreted by the underlying fleshy mantle; and a feeding structure, the radula, consisting of a membrane, bearing sharp cusps, thrusting out from the mouth (found in all major groups except Bivalvia). | | | Seven major classes of living molluscs evolved: Monoplacophora, Polyplacophora (chitons) and Gastropoda (snails) most closely resemble the primitive form; Aplacophora, Scaphopoda (tusk-shells), Bivalvia (clams) and Cephalopoda (octopuses) represent more radical divergences from the ancestral type. | | | Molluscs, because of their diverse and often beautiful shell shapes, accessibility, and importance as food and disease vectors, have played important cultural and economic roles in human history. |
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http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0005366
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| | Site selection for mollusc culture |
| | Water depth is not usually a limiting factor in mollusc culture, however it will determine what culture method can be used. | | | Assuming that the criteria are satisfied for all primary and secondary factors, a system of assigning weights for each criteria satisfied can be deviced so to determine the degree of site suitability i.e. | | | Furthermore the site will have to be suitable to the culture method or system intended to be practiced. |
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http://www.fao.org/docrep/field/003/AB722E/AB722E00.htm
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| | Mollusc Evolution and Origin |
| | Spiral cleavage, observed by molluscs, is also observed in some flatworms, nemertineans, and other groups. | | | The fact that the nerve commissures don’t match up with anything-also suggests not true metamerism-but convergence with annelids-and a derived, not primitive condition. | | | 3) Both flatworms and molluscs make extensive use of body musculature to move (including dorsoventral and oblique muscles) |
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http://comenius.susqu.edu/bi/322/IZLecture30.htm
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| | Mollusc |
| | Man and Mollusc An introduction to mollusks, with emphasis on their relationship with man. | | | Rapid Mollusc This site contains the surreptitious thoughts of Jodhopper and Dr. T. | | | Mollusc Molecular News Database of resources and research on mollusc RNA and DNA, including researchers, publications, PCR primers, and DNA amplification protocols. |
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http://www.serebella.com/encyclopedia/article-Mollusc.html
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| | Palaeos Invertebrates: Mollusca: Mollusc References |
| | Wanninger, A. and Haszprunar, G. Chiton myogenesis: perspectives for the development of larval and adult muscle systems in molluscs. | | | Yochelson, E.L. 1978, An alternative approach to the interpretation of the phylogeny of ancient mollusks, | | | a criticism of the old "Monoplacophora" theory, argues for two distinct classes (= clades) of early molluscs, the Tergyma and the Helcionelloida, along with a diagnosis of each, and a |
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http://www.palaeos.com/Invertebrates/Molluscs/references.html
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| | Shell Classes |
| | Their cerebral ganglia are highly developed, and these molluscs have been shown to exhibit intelligent behavior. | | | Nevertheless, the basic body plan is one of front-to-back bilateral symmetry, with well defined nerve ganglia, gills respiratory, blood circulatory, digestive, reproductive, and excretory organs (see, for example, Ruppert and Barnes). | | | The molluscs might well be considered the ultimate examples of "morphing," both in regard to details of their body plan and details of the shell, itself. |
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http://nighthawk.tricity.wsu.edu/museum/ArcherdShellCollection/ShellClass.html
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| | WCM 2001 Schedule |
| | The fact that only two out of seven animals used visual information at better than chance level for the fine tuning of the arm movements during this task suggests that chemotactile sensory feedback may provide the more important information resource for hunting. | | | We tested feeding deterrence and the relationship between the sacoglossan Elysia timida (Risso, 1818) and the fish Thalassoma pavo (Linneaus, 1758), in laboratory experiments using live animals and artificial models of E. timida. | | | Southern Ocean Mollusc DataBASE: SOMBASE - a tool for biogeographic analysis in diversity and ecology |
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http://www.univie.ac.at/WCM2001/abstractsf2k.htm
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| | Shell loss in mollusc evolution |
| | Shell loss and reduction has occurred in several separate groups of molluscs, occupying diverse niches in diverse habitats, so it is perhaps not surprising that the trait has no single, straightforward explanation. | | | Naked in toxic fluids: A nudibranch mollusc from hydrothermal vents. | | | The uncovering of the body has also permitted the evolution of 'chromatophores', colour-changing cells in the skin, which are important in many coleoids for communication or camouflage. |
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http://www.andrewgray.com/essays/molluscs.htm
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| | Mollusc Introduction 1 |
| | In terms of body plan, a typical mollusc has a head, visceral mass (hump) covered with soft skin and a ventral muscular foot. | | | Another measure of their success is the wide range of habitats they have invaded. | | | The mantle is a sheath of skin that hangs down in two folds around the soft body and encloses the mantle cavity, which performs many of the same functions as a coelom in other animals. |
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http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/zoolab/Table_of_Contents/Lab-5a/Mollusc_Introduction_1/mollusc_introduction_1.htm
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| | Mollusc Listserver Information |
| | They have figured prominently in paleobiological and biological studies, and have served as study organisms in numerous evolutionary, biomechanical, ecological, physiological, and behavioral studies. | | | MOLLUSCA is maintained and managed by D.R. Lindberg and R.P. Guralnick |
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http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mologis/mollusca.html
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| | Systematic Research Collections: Mollusca |
| | Research Associate: Dr. Emmett Evanoff (non-marine Tertiary molluscs) | | | marine: 59% - about 1/2 are from Georgia, the other 1/2 are worldwide examples from each mollusc family. | | | Rolf A. Brandt, 1976, (~12,000, many paratypes) Molluscs of Switzerland: Coll. |
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http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/main/collections/mollusk_links/museumlist.html
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| | Learn more about Mollusc in the online encyclopedia. |
| | These suggest a close relationship between the molluscs and various other protostomes, notably the Annelids. | | | These range from tiny snails and clams to the octopus and squid (which are considered the most intelligent invertebrates). | | | Malacology is the technical name for the scientific study of molluscs. |
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http://www.onlineencyclopedia.org/m/mo/mollusc.html
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| | Sonic Garden :: Mollusc dusk |
| | From a soft, dreamy, heavily-chorused sea of sadness to a blurring rage of happiness, anger, and apathy all at once. | | | They also stand behind the notion of any gig and opportunity being a key concoction for advancement. | | | The name “Mollusc dusk” is derived from a dream of “pastel colored skies, with bursts of yellow fetus-filled placentas becoming only to dissolve.” This dream later designed what exactly “Mollusc dusk” would be. |
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http://www.sonicgarden.com/sonic-web/artist.cfm?artistid=14477
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| | NMITA Gastropod Diets Bibliography |
| | British prosobranch molluscs; their functional anatomy and ecology. | | | STUPAKOFF, I. Observations on the feeding behavior of the gastropod Pleuroploca princeps (Fasciolariidae) in the Galapagos Islands. | | | The anatomy and feeding of the volutacean prosobranch Volvarina taeniolata Mörch. |
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http://nmita.geology.uiowa.edu/database/mollusc/gastdietbib.htm
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| | The Fishery Then & Now |
| | visceral mass: the main body of a mollusc, attached to the dorsal valve, contains its vital organs such as the heart, intestine, and gonads. | | | adductor muscle: a large muscle that holds the two valves of a bivalve mollusc closed. | | | hinge: the connecting point between the two valves of a mollusc. |
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http://collections.ic.gc.ca/peifisheries/biology/bio_mussel.asp
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| | Mollusk vs Mollusc |
| | The word "mollusk" probably was coined in response to growing acceptance of Cuvier's classification as set forth in his great work Regnè Animal (1817) which expanded the concept of "Mollusca" to include the bivalves and gastropods with the cephalopods. | | | The word is polymorphic, with variants "mollusk" and "mollusc," the latter being less common initially. | | | Attempting as usual to avoid undocumented opinions, Dr. Barry Roth commented that to properly understand the significance of the use of "mollusk" or "mollusc," we need more information on the distribution of the two morphs in time and space. |
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http://www.blueseasonline.com/article-Mollusckque.htm
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| | Occurrence of Mollusc Communities in a Lowland Dam Reservoir Colonized by Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) (Sulejow ... |
| | The work aimed at the analysis of the structure and abundance of mollusc communities and their connection with environmental factors, especially the influence of Dreissena polymorpha. | | | The effect of zebra mussel on malacocenoses resulted in significant differences in species richness and densities between the habitats where this mollusc occurred in lower and higher abundance. | | | Molluscs were collected at 21 sampling stations within the Sulejow Reservoir in July 1999 and 2000 using Ekman-Birge's grab and bottom dredge. |
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http://www.sgnis.org/publicat/jurkkarn.htm
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| | Mollusc Mollusk Mollusks |
| | The term "conchology" is also used for the study of molluscs; however, it is usually applied to those that study the shell only. | | | The words "mollusc" or "mollusk" (are both correct) Derived from the Latin word mollis meaning "soft" Study of molluscs, "malacology", comes from the Greek word for soft, malacos. | | | assists in financing the educational kits and beginner collections that I, through Man and Mollusc, provide for educational concerns. |
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http://www.manandmollusc.net/index.html
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| | The Malacological Society of London: mollusc enquiries |
| | Molluscs show a wide diversity of form superimposed on a basic body plan. | | | Molluscs and Man (Studies in Biology No. 134). | | | It is possible that there are also research papers on your topic. |
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http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/%7Ees0mda/enq.htm
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| | Mollusk : Mollusc |
| | These range from tiny snails and clams to the octopus and squid (which are some of the most intelligent invertebrates). | | | The mollusks or molluscs are a large and diverse phylum of Animals, including a variety of familiar creatures, well-known for their decorative shells or as seafood. | | | It uses material from the wikipedia article Mollusk : Mollusc. |
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http://www.eurofreehost.com/mo/Mollusc.html
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| | Mollusca101refs.html |
| | Compton's Encyclopedia is a good source for finding basic information on molluscs and their shells and for related subjects such as pearls. | | | A great source for molluscs of all kinds and some very good links. | | | Their home page also leads to many more very good web pages on the other molluscs Very. |
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http://www.manandmollusc.net/advanced_introduction/mollusca_101_refs.html
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| | Amazon.ca: Books: Neuronal Control of Locomotion: From Mollusc to Man |
| | It presents the major developments that have taken place in the field and its influence on ideas, about how the Spinal cord and other parts of the CNS produce the complex pattern or act of Locotion. | | | For the first time, a group of three leading neurobiologists have undertaken a comparative study of these mechanisms. | | | In doing so, the authors reveal unifying principles of brain function, making it essential reading for students and researchers in neurobiology generally, and motor control in particular. |
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http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0198524056
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| | Invertebrate Zoology - Scientific Staff - Dr Winston Ponder |
| | Ponder, W.F. and Lindberg, D.R. Towards a phylogeny of gastropod molluscs - a preliminary analysis using morphological characters. | | | Ponder, W.F. (1969) Notes on two neoleptonid bivalve molluscs. | | | Ponder, W.F., Hall, S.J. (1983) Pelycidiidae, a new Family of archaeogastropod molluscs. |
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http://www.amonline.net.au/invertebrates/staff/ponder.htm
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| | NMITA Gastropod taxonomic list |
| | Towards a phylogeny of gastropod molluscs: an analysis using morphological characters. | | | The higher level systematics of some taxa have changed since those documents were prepared, as have a few generic names. | | | The great majority of the taxa and taxonomic names used in the Gastropod diets database and Mollusc Occurrence 2000 database are common to both documents. |
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http://porites.geology.uiowa.edu/database/mollusc/systemat/gastrtax.htm
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| | Lunar Magnetic Mollusc |
| | The magnetic direction toward which nudibrachs spontaneously oriented in the geomagnetic field showed recurring patterns of variation correlated with lunar phase, suggesting that the behavioral response to magnetism is modulated by circa-lunar rhythm." | | | In fact, the authors remark in their introductory paragraph that, even in organisms possessing ferromagnetic materials in their systems, there exists no "direct neurophysiological evidence implicating ferromagntic particles in the the detection of magnetic fields." | | | The magnetic and lunar-phase detectors of this mollusc are not known. |
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http://www.science-frontiers.com/sf050/sf050p11.htm
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| | OSU Division of Molluscs |
| | As needs arise and opportunities become available the emphasis on teaching or research or service changes so as to achieve maximal productivity of the staff and faculty. | | | The Mollusc Division of the Museum of Zoology is administered by the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology of the College of Biological Sciences and housed along with the other life science collections of The Ohio State University in the Museum of Biological Diversity. | | | As such they do not have the extensive displays and dioramas found in most public museums. |
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http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/%7Emolluscs/OSUM2
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| | mollusc - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about mollusc |
| | Every mollusc has a fold of skin, the mantle, which covers either the whole body or only the back, and secretes the chalky substance that forms the shell. | | | The lower ventral surface (belly area) of the body forms the foot, which enables the mollusc to move about. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. |
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http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/mollusc
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| | Mollusc Dwelling Burrows |
| | The simplest way is to physically bore into the substrate to create a boring. | | | There are several different methods employed by molluscs when creating borings. | | | This can be difficult in hard materials, so the mollusc must have a very resistant shell. |
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http://www.brookes.ac.uk/geology/sedstruc/molluscburrow/molluscs.htm
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| | Mollusc Health and Disease Management |
| | Projects are developed to investigate these complex interactions in an integrated interdisciplinary approach. | | | His research involves the rapidly advancing technological developments in cellular and molecular biology to explore relations among molluscs, pathogens, and their environments. | | | To address the issues and challenges surrounding mollusc health management in both farmed and wild populations, diagnosticians, scientific investigators, veterinarians and technicians require a solid understanding of the principles of mollusc disease recognition and management, practical diagnostic techniques, and up-to-date information for existing and emerging diseases. |
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http://www.upei.ca/cai/mollusc-june05.htm
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| | Mollusc Introduction 2 |
| | Another important mollusc structure is the foot, which may be adapted for locomotion, for attachment to the substrate, for capture of food or for a combination of these tasks. | | | Many molluscs also possess a radula, which is a rasping organ used for scraping, tearing or drilling into prey. | | | In some forms (such as clams) the cilia also sort out particulate matter, sending food into the mouth. |
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http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/zoolab/Table_of_Contents/Lab-5a/Mollusc_Introduction_2/mollusc_introduction_2.htm
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| | A mollusc invades French waters |
| | To develop these molluscs have to find an environment where the conditions (nutrition and reproduction) are favourable. | | | This mollusc may be host to parasites although this has not yet been clearly shown. | | | The Corbicula is a mollusc which filters its food and in these waters it finds abundant food. |
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http://www.sea-river-news.com/113_4_gb.php
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| | RGIZ#13 Molluscs Aquarium Net 1298 |
| | Obviously the molluscs are a diverse and successful group of animals. | | | Linnaeus considered all invertebrates other than insects to be part of the group Vermes (hence the term vermiform, which means worm-like), and grouped tunicates, anemones, echinoderms and polychaetes together with the molluscs. | | | Then there are the less familiar chitons (Polyplacophora), and four groups of which relatively few people will have heard anything about: 1) Scaphopoda, 2) Monoplacophora, 3) Aplacophora, and 4) Caudofoveata (and the relationships of this last group are still the subject of some debate). |
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http://www.reefs.org/library/aquarium_net/1298/1298_1.html
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| | Mollusc Molecular News home page |
| | Current and future research plans of researchers working on molluscs. | | | Resources for research on Mollusc DNA and RNA. | | | DNA extraction protocols that work on slimy molluscs. |
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http://www.webapps.ccs.uoguelph.ca/mmnw/index.htm
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| | digitalart.org - Mollusc Tree by Keith Thompson |
| | Specific parts of the pickled mollusc meat are a much saught after delicacy, and the brine possesses a potent restorative effect when imbibed or applied as a salve. | | | Originally a byproduct of alchemical study, the mollusc tree is now harvested for both medicinal and culinary applications. | | | This case of sorcerous artifice is one of many of its kind which dot the hills in this area. |
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http://digitalart.org/artwork.php?ID=41567
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| | mollusc |
| | While cultured pearls are formed by deliberately inserting an irritant into a mollusc, the most sought-after pearls are those that form naturally. | | | That's not the end of the story though. | | | Many large mollusc areas are located in central and southern Vietnam, such as Phan Thiet, Ham Tan and Tuy Phong districts in Binh Thuan, Ba Tri and Binh Dai... |
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http://www.biometnews.com/environment/mollusc.html
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| | Mollusc Health Blog |
| | It is all about molluscs, diseases and health. | | | Reading the paper by Albert Sparks on the early stages of mollusc pathology, … not that long ago by the way, and how the discipline started to build up. | | | Claming activity was at the highs late summer in 309N; Here Julie, Patty, Maryse, Carla, Stephanie, Vicki, ManSum, in action for the ending of HN transmission experiment. |
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http://mollusc-health.blogspirit.com
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| | mollusc Information |
| | For now you may want to try mollusc at [coruwat.com] for information. | | | The most likely reason our database doesn't have the information on mollusc is because our editors haven't gotten around to finalizing it yet. | | | If you are in urgent need of finding information on this subject you may want to click one of the links found on this page for mollusc or do a search at google. |
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http://www.echostatic.com/mollusc.html
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| | Welcome to Man and Mollusc |
| | These sites are also checked periodically, however, many of the sites are very extensive and I cannot guarantee that they do not lead on to other sites unsuitable for children. | | | For a year now, I have been working on an "Edible Molluscs" data base. | | | Molluscs and their shell homes have supplied mankind with food, medicine, tools, artifacts and many other products since the dawn of time. I hope you will agree with me that molluscs are worth a bit of your time to get to know them a little (or whole lot) better. |
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http://www.manandmollusc.net/general_index.html
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| | mollusc control |
| | The word: mollusc control can be found in: |
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| | The Mollusc Page |
| | Molluscs are one of the most noticeable groups of invertebrates as well - their attractive shells are collected and many species are consumed as food (hungary yet?). |
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http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/tcp/mollusca.html
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| | OPEN SYSTEM U-SERIES DATING OF MARINE MOLLUSC SHELLS |
| | However, rather than taking into account this open system behaviour, most mollusc dating studies have pursued closed-system U-series dating of those shell parts that appear to accumulate their uranium shortly after burial (early U-uptake). | | | This approach is clearly of limited value because it can neither be used to obtain independent age estimates nor be applied to many sites. | | | (1971) demonstrated U-series dating of mollusc shells to be notoriously unreliable because fossil material was subject to open-system behaviour (uptake or loss) of uranium, accurate and independent dating of events beyond radiocarbon limits has been limited largely to U-series dating of marine deposits that contain corals. |
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http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_54779.htm
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| | Ecological and Genetic Studies on Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas): A New Mollusc in the Great Lakes |
| | Allozyme studies showed that the Lake St. Clair population was polymorphic at 73.9% of the loci examined and that individual heterozygosities averaged 31.6%. | | | Ecological and Genetic Studies on Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas): A New Mollusc in the Great Lakes | | | Ecological and Genetic Studies on Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas): A New Mollusc in the Great Lakes, University of Guelph. |
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