Performance of Mussels, Mytilus edulis, Mytilus trossulus, and Their Hybrids in Cultivation at Three Scottish Lochs

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Joana Dias ◽  
Bastien Malgrange ◽  
Michael Snow ◽  
Ian M. Davies
Keyword(s):  
Mytilus Edulis ◽  
Mytilus Trossulus ◽  
Scottish Lochs

Immunomodulation in Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis and Mytilus trossulus) Exposed to Municipal Effluent in Eastern Canada

2007 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camille Coray ◽  
Sylvie D. St.-Jean ◽  
Shannon Mala Bard
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Mytilus Edulis ◽  
Phagocytic Activity ◽  
Marine Pollution ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Military History ◽  
Mytilus Trossulus ◽  
Cellular Viability ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Production Of Hydrogen

Abstract The effects on the immune response of the mussels Mytilus edulis and Mytilus trossulus from of life-time exposure to marine pollution found in an industrial shipping port with a military history (Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada) were investigated. Parameters measured included phagocytic activity, cellular production of hydrogen peroxide, number of circulating haemocytes, and cellular viability. Mussels sampled within Halifax Harbour had significantly reduced phagocytic activity and significantly reduced production of hydrogen peroxide in comparison with mussels sampled from a reference site outside of Halifax Harbour, indicating that pollution induced immunomodulation. No significant differences were found in number of circulating haemocytes or in cellular viability between mussels sampled within Halifax Harbour and mussels sampled outside Halifax Harbour. Results are discussed in terms of using a multi-assay approach for monitoring environmental pollution.

scholarly journals Evolutionary implications of discordant clines across the Baltic Mytilus hybrid zone (Mytilus edulis and Mytilus trossulus)

Heredity ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 103 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Stuckas ◽  
K Stoof ◽  
H Quesada ◽  
R Tiedemann
Keyword(s):  
Mytilus Edulis ◽  
Hybrid Zone ◽  
Mytilus Trossulus ◽  
The Baltic
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