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The effect of geographical location on the cellular composition of the mantle tissue of the mussel, Mytilus edulis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

D. M. Lowe ,
P. N. Salkeld  and
M. R. Carr
D. M. Lowe
Affiliation:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3DH
P. N. Salkeld
Affiliation:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3DH
M. R. Carr
Affiliation:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3DH
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The cellular composition of the mantle tissue of Mytilus edulis L. was determined, using quantitative microscopy (stereology) techniques, in three populations of mussels from differing environments, and the data compared. The results indicated that mussels from an estuarine or sheltered coastal environment had a greater proportion of adipogranular tissue than animals from an exposed, open coastal environment. The difference in cellular composition was attributed to differences in nutrient availability in the water column between the various sites. A 15-month transplantation of mussels from an open coast to estuarine conditions resulted in a decrease in the proportion of vesicular connective tissue in the mantle and an increase in gamete production. This suggests that Mytilus edulis can exhibit a high degree of phenotypic plasticity by using not only the more conservative strategy of nutrient storage during periods of high food availability, but also the more opportunistic approach of maximizing gamete production when conditions are favourable.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 74 , Issue 1 , February 1994 , pp. 225 - 232
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1994

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