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[PAST EVENT] Natural selection in Chesapeake Bay oysters: Disease-resistance and restoration

September 27, 2012
7pm
Location
VIMS - Watermen's Hall, McHugh Auditorium
1375 Greate Road
Gloucester Point, VA 23062Map this location
Join VIMS professor Ryan Carnegie as he explores how development of disease resistance among Chesapeake Bay oysters calls for a shift in oyster-restoration strategies within the Bay and its tributaries. His presentation is based on 60 years of research at VIMS into the prevalence of dermo and MSX diseases among the native eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica.

Reservations to this free public lecture series are required due to limited space. {{ http://www.vims.edu/public/afterhours/registration/sept.php,Register here}} or call 804-684-7846 for further information.
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804-684-7846, [[v|programs]]