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Bay scallops containing adult female pea crabs are slightly smaller than noninfected scallops. Infected scallops tend to weigh less than noninfected of the same size. The growth of 3 size groups of infected and noninfected scallops was measured over a 3 month period and infected scallops grew less than noninfected.
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This study was supported by a NDEA-IV Fellowship and a Duke University Predoctoral Trainee Award in Biological Oceanography.
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Kruczynski, W.L. The effect of the pea crab,Pinnotheres maculatus Say, on growth of the bay scallop,Argopecten irradians concentricus (Say). Chesapeake Science 13, 218–220 (1972). https://doi.org/10.2307/1351068
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