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The oyster :

a popular summary of a scientific study.

Brooks, William Keith (1848-1908)

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EXPLANATION OF TABLE NO. 1.

RATIO BETWEEN LIVING OYSTERS AND DEAD SHELLS.

THE RATIO BETWEEN LARGE AND SMALL OYSTERS.

THE CAUSE OF THE EXHAUSTION OF THE BEDS.

BECAUSE THE DEMAND HAS OUTGROWN THE NATURAL SUPPLY.

ON THE ADVISABILITY OF DIVIDING OUR OYSTER AREA INTO OPEN AND CLOSED DISTRICTS.

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THE OYSTER

A POPULAR SUMMARY OF A SCIENTIFIC STUDY

BY

WILLIAM K. BROOKS, Ph. D.

Professor of Animal Morphology in the Johns Hopkins University and Director of the Chesapeake Zoological Laboratory.

BALTIMORE

THE JOHNS HOPKINS PRESS

© 1891