| Abstract: | Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) with a shell length >1 mm are adaptable to laboratory conditions if ammonia levels are low (<1 mg/L) and water temperatures range between 4 and 24 degrees C. The most difficult aspect of maintaining mussels is providing acceptable food that will support growth and survival over a long period of time. Several standard invertebrate foods, such as yeast, bacterial infusions, and live and dried algae were tested for initial acceptance and long-term survival. The mussels accepted and survived best on green algae (either live Chlamydomonas reinhardtii or dried Chlorella sp.). A ration of 3.2 g of algae (dry weight) per 1000 mussels (shell length>10 mm) resulted in an average growth rate of 2 mm/month. |
| Genre: | Book chapter |
| ProdID: | 81455 |
| Citation Author: | Nichols, S. Jerrine |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Citation Datum: | |
| Citation Day: | |
| Citation Edition: | |
| Citation Editor: | Nalepa, Thomas F.; Schloesser, Donald W. |
| Citation End Page: | 747 |
| Citation Issue: | |
| Citation Keywords: | |
| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Zebra mussels: Biology, impacts, and control |
| Citation LatN: | |
| Citation LatS: | |
| Citation LonE: | |
| Citation LonW: | |
| Citation Month: | |
| Citation No Pagination: | |
| Citation Number Of Pages: | |
| Citation Online Only Flag: | |
| Citation Phsyical Description: | p. 733-747 |
| Citation Projection: | |
| Citation Public Comments: | |
| Citation Publisher: | Lewis Publishers |
| Citation Series: | |
| Citation Series Code: | |
| Citation Series Number: | |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Maintenance of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) under laboratory conditions; 1992; Book chapter; BOOK; Zebra mussels: Biology, impacts, and control; Nichols, S. Jerrine |
| Citation Start Page: | 733 |
| Citation Volume: | |
| Citation Year: | 1992 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Maintenance of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) under laboratory conditions; 1992; Book chapter; BOOK; Zebra mussels: Biology, impacts, and control; Nichols, S. Jerrine |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | Lewis Publishers |
