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Published'^inonthly 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 10 



FEEDING HABITS AND GROWTH 



VENUS MERCENARIA 



JAMES L. , KELLOGG Ph. D. 



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Introduction 3 ; Growth under wire netting 23 



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



matter of food 6 Enemies 24 



Growth experiments 15 ; Conclusion 25 



Methods 18 



Growth between tide lines 19 



Wandering habits of Venus 22 



Description of figures 26 



Figures 1-8 face 28 



Index 28 



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UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 

 1903 



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