ly by the 



University of the State of New York 



BULLETIN" 290 SEPTEMBER 1903 



New York State Museum 



FREDERICK J. H MERRILL Director 



Bulletin 71 

 ZOOLOGY 1O 



FEEDING HABITS AND GROWTH 



OF 



VENUS MERCENARIA 



BY 



JAMES L. KELLOGG Ph. D. 



PASE PAOfi 



Introduction ................... 3 Growth under wire netting ...... 23 



Feeding habits ot Venus, growth a Growth above the bottom ....... 23 



matter of food ................ Enemies ....................... 24 



Growth experiments ........... 15 Conclusion ..... ^. ............... 25 



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Growth between tide lines ....... - 19 ' Figures 1-8 ...... ^. t .\. . J ..... face 28 



Wandering habits of Venus ..... 22 Index ........................... 28 



ALBANY 

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1903 

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