Bivalve molluscs stand out for their ecological success and their key role in the functioning of
aquatic ecosystems, while also constituting a very valuable commercial resource. Both …

It is a difficult task to describe what constitutes a 'healthy'shellfish (eg, crustacean, bivalve).
Visible defects such as discolouration, missing limbs or spines, fouling, lesions, and …

Marine bivalves are often used as a sentinel species in coastal environmental monitoring
since changes in the environmental quality are often well preserved in their cells and …

Bivalve mollusks that inhabit low-depth coastal and estuarine areas frequently experience
osmotic stress that may be also associated with alterations of antioxidant enzyme activities …

Paphia malabarica is a predominant and commercially important bivalve in India,
persistently challenged by wavering salinity in a monsoon-influenced estuary. To examine …

In order to monitor the early growth status of clam seedlings and meet the demands of
precision seedling cultivation in a factory setting, this study improves the YOLOv5s model …

In the rocky intertidal environment, the frequency and duration of heatwaves have increased
over the last decade, possibly due to global climate change. Heatwaves often result in lethal …

The smooth venus clam Callista chione is a commercially exploited bivalve species that
lives on the sandy bottom of the Italian coast of the Northern Adriatic Sea. Currently, no …

In marine bivalve aquaculture, mortality is a major problem for sustainability of the industry.
Mortalities usually result from complex interactions in which the physiological status is …

Hemocytes are the first line of defence of the innate immune system of molluscs. For the first
time hemocytes of Crassostrea hongkongensis were morphologically and functionally …