Bibliography and Resources

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank our collaborators, Martha Zierden and the Charleston Museum, for providing historic samples and information used in this study.  We also acknowledge Pete Meier for his assistance in collecting modern oysters.   

Web resources

Research guide for Marine Invertebrate Zoology  - created by Helen Ivy, College of Charleston Libraries

The Charleston Museum 

South Carolina Oyster Restoration and Enhancement (SCORE) 

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