Use of laboratory assays to predict subsequent growth and survival of Pacific oyster ( Crassostrea gigas) families planted in coastal waters

Selective breeding programs for improving Pacific oyster ( Crassostrea gigas) stocks are expensive, labor-intensive, and typically rely on lengthy field trials in which selection for survival is compromised by inherent stochasticity of outbreaks of “summer mortality syndrome.” Reliable laboratory as...

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