CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction j 



Environment . 



Anatomy and physiology 2 



Growth g 



Reproduction 



Gonad development and spawning 8 



Eggs and larvae 12 



Effects of tennperature on eggs and larvae 14 



Effects of salinity on eggs and larvae 15 



Effects of turbidity on eggs and larvae 16 



Food and feeding of larvae 17 



Metamorphosis, or setting, of larvae 17 



Diseases of larvae 17 



Oyster enemies 



Diseases and parasites 17 



Predators 20 



Competitors 25 



Oyster industry 28 



Sanitary control 33 



Selected references 34 



