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Oysters

Known as: Ostreidae, Oyster 
A family of marine mollusks in the class BIVALVIA, commonly known as oysters. They have a rough irregular shell closed by a single adductor muscle.
National Institutes of Health

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Class Bivalvia
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Elevated level of carbon dioxide affects metabolism and shell formation in oysters Crassostrea virginica
Estuarine organisms are exposed to periodic strong fluctuations in seawater pH driven by biological carbon dioxide (CO2… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Ecosystem services related to oyster restoration
The importance of restoring filter-feeders, such as the Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica, to mitigate the effects of… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Production of microalgal concentrates by flocculation and their assessment as aquaculture feeds
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Influence of Eastern Oysters on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Regeneration in Chesapeake Bay, USA
Suspension-feeding bivalves couple pelagic and benthic processes because they consume seston from the water column, and their… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Distribution of heavy metals in marine bivalves, fish and coastal sediments in the Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
High genetic load in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas.
The causes of inbreeding depression and the converse phenomenon of heterosis or hybrid vigor remain poorly understood despite… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
A review of organotin regulatory strategies, pending actions, related costs and benefits.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Balancing selection at allozyme loci in oysters: implications from nuclear RFLPs.
Population genetic analyses that depend on the assumption of neutrality for allozyme markers are used widely. Restriction… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Toxicity of dibutyltin, tributyltin and other organotin compounds to humans and to experimental animals.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
What do genetics and ecology tell us about the design of nature reserves
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