Table Of ContentBIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
OF EDIBLE MARINE
BIVALVE MOLLUSCS
Biology and Ecology of Marine Life
BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
OF EDIBLE MARINE
BIVALVE MOLLUSCS
Ramasamy Santhanam, PhD
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ramasamy Santhanam, PhD
Dr. Ramasamy Santhanam is the former Dean of
Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu
Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India. His
fields of specialization are marine biology and fisheries
environment. Presently, he is serving as a resource
person for various universities of India. He has also
served as an expert for the “Environment Management
Capacity Building,” a World Bank-aided project of the Department of
Ocean Development, India. He has been a member of the American Fish-
eries Society, United States; World Aquaculture Society, United States;
Global Fisheries Ecosystem Management Network (GFEMN), United
States; and the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN)
Commission on Ecosystem Management, Switzerland. To his credit, Dr.
Santhanam has 22 books on Marine Biology/Fisheries Science and 70
research papers.
BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF
MARINE LIFE BOOK SERIES
Series Author:
Ramasamy Santhanam, PhD
Former Dean, Fisheries College and Research Institute,
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University,
Thoothukudi 628008, India
E-mail: [email protected]
Books in the Series:
• Biology and Culture of Portunid Crabs of the World Seas
• Biology and Ecology of Edible Marine Bivalve Molluscs
• Biology and Ecology of Edible Marine Gastropod Molluscs
• Biology and Ecology of Venomous Marine Snails
• Biology and Ecology of Venomous Stingrays
• Biology and Ecology of Toxic Pufferfish
CONTENTS
List of Abbreviations ....................................................................................ix
Preface .........................................................................................................xi
1. Introduction .................................................................................................1
2. Biology and Ecology of Edible Marine Bivalve Molluscs ......................11
3. Profile of Edible Marine Bivalve Molluscs .............................................19
4. Aquaculture Values of Edible Marine Bivalve Molluscs .....................347
5. Nutritional Values of Edible Marine Bivalve Molluscs .......................363
6. Pharmaceutical Values of Edible Marine Bivalve Molluscs ................403
7. Potential Diseases and Parasites in Edible Marine
Bivalve Molluscs ......................................................................................421
References ........................................................................................................447
Index .................................................................................................................461
